Father involvement in Britain: The research and policy evidence

Conceptualizing and Measuring Father Involvement

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 34-51

  Clarke, Lynda ^a   O'Brien, Margaret ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84917264845     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410609380     Document Type: Chapter

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