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“Do it for Your Kid”: Resilience and Mothering in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Ontario

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|Jun 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20242801.d-24-00001 | Journal eISSN: 2719-535X | Journal ISSN: 2719-6488
Language: English
Page range: 51 - 60
Submitted on: Jan 8, 2024
Accepted on: Apr 26, 2024
Published on: Jun 19, 2024
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