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Scaling up research on family justice using large-scale administrative data: an invitation to the socio-legal community

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Scaling up research on family justice using large-scale administrative data: an invitation to the socio-legal community. / Broadhurst, K.; Cusworth, L.; Harwin, J. et al.
In: Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, Vol. 43, No. 3, 18.08.2021, p. 237-255.

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Broadhurst, K, Cusworth, L, Harwin, J, Alrouh, B, Bedston, S, Trinder, L, Jones, K, Ford, D & Griffiths, L 2021, 'Scaling up research on family justice using large-scale administrative data: an invitation to the socio-legal community', Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 237-255. https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2021.1953856

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Broadhurst, K., Cusworth, L., Harwin, J., Alrouh, B., Bedston, S., Trinder, L., Jones, K., Ford, D., & Griffiths, L. (2021). Scaling up research on family justice using large-scale administrative data: an invitation to the socio-legal community. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 43(3), 237-255. https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2021.1953856

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Broadhurst K, Cusworth L, Harwin J, Alrouh B, Bedston S, Trinder L et al. Scaling up research on family justice using large-scale administrative data: an invitation to the socio-legal community. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law. 2021 Aug 18;43(3):237-255. Epub 2021 Jul 30. doi: 10.1080/09649069.2021.1953856

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Broadhurst, K. ; Cusworth, L. ; Harwin, J. et al. / Scaling up research on family justice using large-scale administrative data : an invitation to the socio-legal community. In: Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law. 2021 ; Vol. 43, No. 3. pp. 237-255.

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