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Towards Interdependence: Using slings to inspire a new understanding of parental care

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Towards Interdependence: Using slings to inspire a new understanding of parental care. / Whittle, Rebecca.
In: Children's Geographies, Vol. 20, No. 5, 30.09.2022, p. 674-687.

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Whittle R. Towards Interdependence: Using slings to inspire a new understanding of parental care. Children's Geographies. 2022 Sept 30;20(5):674-687. Epub 2021 Jul 19. doi: 10.1080/14733285.2021.1955091

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Whittle, Rebecca. / Towards Interdependence : Using slings to inspire a new understanding of parental care. In: Children's Geographies. 2022 ; Vol. 20, No. 5. pp. 674-687.

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