Contact after Adoption: The Role of Agencies in Making and Supporting Plans

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-38

  Neil, Elsbeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adoption; contact; face to face contact; post adoption contact; post adoption support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937377378     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857590202600105     Document Type: Article

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