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Achieving Consensus In Developing A National Set Of Child Well-Being Indicators

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Indicators of Children’s Well-Being

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Hanafin, S., Brooks, AM., Carroll, E., Fitzgerald, E., Gabhainn, S.N., Sixsmith, J. (2009). Achieving Consensus In Developing A National Set Of Child Well-Being Indicators. In: Ben-Arieh, A., Frones, I. (eds) Indicators of Children’s Well-Being. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 36. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9304-3_4

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