Inequalities in children's environment: The case of Britain

Childhood

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-260

  Gauthier, Anne Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Britain; Children; Deprivation; Inequalities; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346125315     PISSN: 09075682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0907568299006002006     Document Type: Article

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