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Troubles and the family: changes and continuities since 1943. / Welshman, Alan John.
In: Social Policy and Society, Vol. 16, No. 1, 01.01.2017, p. 109-117.

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Welshman AJ. Troubles and the family: changes and continuities since 1943. Social Policy and Society. 2017 Jan 1;16(1):109-117. Epub 2016 Sept 21. doi: 10.1017/S1474746416000415

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Welshman, Alan John. / Troubles and the family : changes and continuities since 1943. In: Social Policy and Society. 2017 ; Vol. 16, No. 1. pp. 109-117.

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