title: The foster care system in India.
abstract: The author has undertaken the difficult task of giving us an overall view of the foster care picture of all India, the first such panorama we have received.
authors.affiliation: School of Management, Pondicherry University, India.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D002670:Child, Abandoned / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D003906:Developing Countries; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors