Young carers: Conventional or exaggerated levels of involvement in domestic and caring tasks?

Children and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-146

  Warren, Janet ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33846939817     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2006.00038.x     Document Type: Article

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