A review of current child care policies, ideologies and services

Social Work and Social Sciences Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 130-150

  Minty, Brian ^a,b  

^a Psychiatric Social Work ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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