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The price of love: the prioritisation of child care and income earning among UK fathers

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The price of love: the prioritisation of child care and income earning among UK fathers. / Gatrell, Caroline; Burnett, Simon; Cooper, Cary et al.
In: Families, Relationships and Societies, Vol. 4, No. 2, 01.07.2015, p. 225-238.

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Gatrell, C, Burnett, S, Cooper, C & Sparrow, P 2015, 'The price of love: the prioritisation of child care and income earning among UK fathers', Families, Relationships and Societies, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 225-238. https://doi.org/10.1332/204674315X14321355649771

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Gatrell, C., Burnett, S., Cooper, C., & Sparrow, P. (2015). The price of love: the prioritisation of child care and income earning among UK fathers. Families, Relationships and Societies, 4(2), 225-238. https://doi.org/10.1332/204674315X14321355649771

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Gatrell C, Burnett S, Cooper C, Sparrow P. The price of love: the prioritisation of child care and income earning among UK fathers. Families, Relationships and Societies. 2015 Jul 1;4(2):225-238. doi: 10.1332/204674315X14321355649771

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Gatrell, Caroline ; Burnett, Simon ; Cooper, Cary et al. / The price of love : the prioritisation of child care and income earning among UK fathers. In: Families, Relationships and Societies. 2015 ; Vol. 4, No. 2. pp. 225-238.

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