Geographies of children’s well-being: In, of, and for place

Handbook of Child Well-Being: Theories, Methods and Policies in Global Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 279-300

  McKendrick, John H ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84904992966     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9063-8_12     Document Type: Chapter

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