Young Women's positive and negative perceptions of self in Northern Ireland

Child Care in Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 167-184

  McAlister, Siobhán ^a   Neill, Gail ^a  

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EID: 51249160972     PISSN: 13575279     EISSN: 1476489X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13575270701353416     Document Type: Article

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