VII. Ideal components and current characteristics of alternative care options for children outside of parental care in low-resource countries

Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 163-189

  Groza, Victor K ^a   Bunkers, Kelley McCreery ^a   Gamer, Gary N ^a  

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EID: 84857751252     PISSN: 0037976X     EISSN: 15405834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5834.2011.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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