Young People Transitioning From Out-of-home Care and Relationships with Family of Origin: An Examination of Three Recent Australian Studies

Child Care in Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 357-370

  Mendes, Philip ^a   Johnson, Guy ^b   Moslehuddin, Badal ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84866310399     PISSN: 13575279     EISSN: 1476489X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2012.713849     Document Type: Article

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