Kinship Care in the United States

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 7-15

  McFadden, Emily Jean ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American children; care; foster care; kinship; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887871304     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857599802200303     Document Type: Article

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