Maternal employment status, mother-infant interaction, and infant development in day care and non-day care groups

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-134

  Caruso, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0000895553     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02589304     Document Type: Article

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