Maternal filicide: More than one story to be told

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 15-39

  Alder, Christine M ^a   Baker, June ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85023935571     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J012v09n02_02     Document Type: Article

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