'Too busy'? Fathers' attendance for family appointments

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 03-20

  Walters, Jennifer ^a   Tasker, Fiona ^b   Bichard, Sheila ^b  

^a John Scott Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035255726     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6427.00166     Document Type: Article

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