Effects of profound early institutional deprivation: An overview of findings from a UK longitudinal study of Romanian adoptees

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 332-350

  Rutter, Michael ^a   Beckett, Celia ^a   Castle, Jenny ^a   Colvert, Emma ^a   Kreppner, Jana ^a   Mehta, Mitul ^a   Stevens, Suzanne ^a,b   Sonuga Barke, Edmund ^a,b,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84988872673     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405620701401846     Document Type: Article

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