Outcomes of permanent family placement for children of minority ethnic origin

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-21

  Moffatt, P G ^a   Thoburn, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child adoption; ethnicity; measuring outcomes; permanent foster care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937340059     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2001.00194.x     Document Type: Article

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