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Sandra Bass, Margie K. Shields, Richard E. Behrman, Children, Families, and Foster Care: Analysis and Recommendations, The Future of Children, Vol. 14, No. 1, Children, Families, and Foster Care (Winter, 2004), pp. 4-29
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