Cultural differences in physical contact between hispanic and anglo mother-infant dyads living in the united states

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 119-127

  Franco, Fabiana ^a,b   Fogel, Alan ^a   Messinger, Daniel S ^b   Frazier, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affection; Anglo American; Communication; Cultural differences; Hispanic American; Infancy; Mother infant interaction; Physical contact; Touch

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000548941     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0917(199609)5:3<119::aid-edp123>3.0.co;2-y     Document Type: Article

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