Infants in foster care: An attachment theory perspective

Adoption Quarterly

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-88

  Stovall, K Chase ^a   Dozier, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Foster care; Parent education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937267956     PISSN: 10926755     EISSN: 1544452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J145v02n01_05     Document Type: Article

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