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Original Scholarship - Empirical

High-rise parenting: experiences of families in private, high-rise housing in inner city Melbourne and implications for children’s health

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Pages 158-168 | Received 19 Mar 2018, Accepted 27 May 2018, Published online: 24 Jul 2018

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