Shaking the legacy of mother blaming: No easy task for child welfare

Journal of Progressive Human Services

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 3-22

  Davies, Linda ^a   Krane, Julia ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 85009647583     PISSN: 10428232     EISSN: 15407616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J059v07n02_02     Document Type: Article

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