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Original articles: Risk, parenting and public health

‘I know I'm a good mom’: Young, low-income mothers’ experiences with risk perception, intensive parenting ideology and parenting education programmes

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Pages 273-289 | Received 14 Nov 2011, Accepted 25 Jan 2012, Published online: 26 Mar 2012

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