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Home-work-kindergarten spatial separation and mothers’ commuting: A case study of the Bratislava suburban region (Slovakia) Cover

Home-work-kindergarten spatial separation and mothers’ commuting: A case study of the Bratislava suburban region (Slovakia)

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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2025-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6202 | Journal ISSN: 1210-8812
Language: English
Page range: 155 - 162
Submitted on: Nov 6, 2024
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Published on: Oct 7, 2025
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