Activity level from birth through first grade: Stability or inversion of intensity?

Early Education and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 367-380

  McBride Chang, Catherine ^a   Gallahan, Linda ^b   Jacklin, Carol Nagy ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Pacific University   (United States)

^c The College of William and Mary   (United States)

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EID: 0005860764     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed0704_4     Document Type: Article

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