Findings from a uk based study of late permanent placements

Adoption Quarterly

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 51-71

  Rushton, Alan ^a   Dance, Cherilyn ^b   Quinton, David ^c  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption and fostering; Outcomes; Permanent placement; Rejection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937324478     PISSN: 10926755     EISSN: 1544452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J145v03n03_03     Document Type: Article

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