Identifying Divergent Foster Care Careers for Danish Children

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Identifying Divergent Foster Care Careers for Danish Children. / Fallesen, Peter.

I: Child Abuse & Neglect, Bind 38, Nr. 11, 2014, s. 1860-1871.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Fallesen, P 2014, 'Identifying Divergent Foster Care Careers for Danish Children', Child Abuse & Neglect, bind 38, nr. 11, s. 1860-1871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.08.004

APA

Fallesen, P. (2014). Identifying Divergent Foster Care Careers for Danish Children. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38(11), 1860-1871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.08.004

Vancouver

Fallesen P. Identifying Divergent Foster Care Careers for Danish Children. Child Abuse & Neglect. 2014;38(11):1860-1871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.08.004

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Fallesen, Peter. / Identifying Divergent Foster Care Careers for Danish Children. I: Child Abuse & Neglect. 2014 ; Bind 38, Nr. 11. s. 1860-1871.

Bibtex

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