Young carers: Challenging the facts and politics of research into children and caring

Disability and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-54

  Olsen, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030558956     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599650023317     Document Type: Article

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