A prevalence study of children with imprisoned fathers: Annual and lifetime estimates

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 339-362

  Dennison, Susan ^a   Stewart, Anna ^a   Freiberg, Kate ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Children; Families; Imprisonment; Paternal incarceration; Prison

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903841519     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2013.tb00286.x     Document Type: Review

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