Social Services Construct the Teen Mother

Families in Society

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-26

  Rains, Prue ^a   Davies, Linda ^a   McKinnon, Margaret ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

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EID: 2142846004     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.255     Document Type: Review

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