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Family Quality of Life in Foster and Adoptive Families of People with IDD

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|Nov 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.975 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 378 - 390
Submitted on: Oct 6, 2022
Accepted on: Oct 26, 2023
Published on: Nov 27, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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