Language patterns of adolescent and older mothers and their one-year-old children: A comparison study

First Language

Volumn 16, Issue 46, 1996, Pages 061-075

  Culp, Anne McDonald ^a   Osofsky, Joy Doniger ^b   O'Brien, Marion ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0010180307     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014272379601604604     Document Type: Article

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