Refocusing children's services towards prevention: Lessons from the literature

Children and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 299-312

  Axford, Nick ^a   Little, Michael ^b  

^a Dartington Service Design Lab   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 33747477203     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/CHI.894     Document Type: Article

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