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    Enza Gucciardi MHSc, Nalan Celasun PhD & Donna E. Stewart MD, FRCPC

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Gucciardi, E., Celasun, N. & Stewart, D.E. Single-mother Families in Canada. Can J Public Health 95, 70–73 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03403638

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