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Articles

Individual, family and neighbourhood factors related to life satisfaction and perceived discrimination among low-income, non-immigrant mothers in seven European countries

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Pages 397-414 | Received 14 Dec 2022, Accepted 08 Jul 2023, Published online: 25 Jul 2023

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