Parenting in the workplace: Examining a unique infant care option

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 795-815

  Secret, Mary ^a   Sprang, Ginny ^a   Bradford, Judith ^a  

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EID: 0032221098     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251398019006007     Document Type: Article

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