Children's Services in the UK 1997-2003: Problems, Developments and Challenges for the Future

Children and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 205-214

  Little, Michael ^a,b   Axford, Nick ^b   Morpeth, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Dartington Service Design Lab   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2342610591     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chi.770     Document Type: Review

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