Health visitors and child health: Did health visitors have an impact?

Annales de Demographie Historique

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 117-137

  Reid, Alice ^a  

^a ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67249095853     PISSN: 00662062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/adh.101.0117     Document Type: Article

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