Geographical Distance Between Children And Absent Parents In Separated Families

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 239-253

  Stjernström, Olof ^a   Strömgren, Magnus ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distance between children and absent parents; Geographical distance; Separated families

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; PARENTAL CARE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84866041550     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2012.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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