Mothers and child care: Policies, values and theories

Children and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 254-265

  Duncan, Simon ^a   Edwards, Rosalind ^b,d   Reynolds, Tracey ^b   Alldred, Pam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Social Policy ^*

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EID: 4644350292     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/CHI.800     Document Type: Review

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