Parent-child contact in Australia: Exploring five different post-separation patterns of parenting

International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-22

  Smyth, Bruce ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES   (Australia)

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EID: 34247660407     PISSN: 13609939     EISSN: 14643707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/lawfam/ebi001     Document Type: Article

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