‘Babies of the empire’: The evolution of infant welfare services in New Zealand and Britain in the first half of the twentieth century

The Practice of Reform in Health, Medicine, and Science, 1500–2000: Essays for Charles Webster

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 247-262

  Bryder, Linda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b National Womens Hospital   (New Zealand)

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EID: 85086212056     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315237626-13     Document Type: Chapter

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