Legal liability and accountability for child-care decisions

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 403-422

  Guthrie, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032220522     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a011347     Document Type: Article

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