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Journal of Intergenerational Relationships Volume 8, 2010 - Issue 3: Grandparenting in Europe
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Introduction

Editorial and Introduction

Sarah Harper DPhil University of Oxford, Oxford, EnglandCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Peter K. Smith PhD Goldsmiths College, London, England
&
Gunhild O. Hagestad PhD University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
Pages 207-218 | Published online: 30 Aug 2010

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