Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 171-179 , May 2007

Problem Behaviors of Children Adopted From the Former Soviet Union

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doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2006.05.008

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 171-179 , May 2007

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