Open access family centres and their users: Positive results, some doubts and new departures

Children and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 167-178

  Pithouse, Andrew ^a   Holland, Sally ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84937182579     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1999.tb00122.x     Document Type: Article

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