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Baby on board: the impact of sling use on experiences of family mobility with babies and young children

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Baby on board: the impact of sling use on experiences of family mobility with babies and young children. / Whittle, Rebecca.
In: Mobilities, Vol. 14, No. 2, 04.03.2019, p. 137-157.

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Whittle R. Baby on board: the impact of sling use on experiences of family mobility with babies and young children. Mobilities. 2019 Mar 4;14(2):137-157. Epub 2018 Oct 29. doi: 10.1080/17450101.2018.1533682

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