Can the Piper Call the Tune? Innovation and Experiment with Deprived Families in Britain, 1940-1980s: The Work of Family Service Units

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 573-587

  Starkey, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0345015961     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/32.5.573     Document Type: Article

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