Solo mothers: Quality of parenting and child development

International Congress Series

Volumn 1266, Issue C, 2004, Pages 256-263

  Golombok, Susan ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child development; Donor insemination; Parenting; Solo mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549103869     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.01.095     Document Type: Article

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