Paternity testing: A poor test of fatherhood

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 407-418

  Draper, Heather ^a   Ives, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatherhood; Genetic relatedness; Moral fatherhood; Moral interest; Paternity testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952676595     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09649060903430264     Document Type: Article

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