A marriage made in hell: Early intervention meets child protection

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1735-1749

  Featherstone, Brid ^a   Morris, Kate ^a   White, Sue ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; family; inequality; protection; support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925011929     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bct052     Document Type: Article

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