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Original Articles

Parenting, the other oldest profession in the world – a cross-sectional study of parenting and child outcomes in South Africa and Malawi

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Pages 145-165 | Received 12 Aug 2016, Accepted 20 Dec 2016, Published online: 30 Jan 2017

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