From bodies to minds in childcare literature: Advice to parents in inter-war Britain

In the Name of the Child: Health and Welfare, 1880-1940

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 174-199

  Urwin, Cathy ^a   Sharland, Elaine ^b  

^a Department of Psychiatry Park Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Park Hospital for Children Oxford   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203412237     Document Type: Chapter

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