The roots of competence: Mother-child interaction among low income, urban, African American families

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 367-391

  Black, Maureen M ^a   Hutcheson, Jacqueline J ^b   Dubowitz, Howard ^b   Starr Jr , Raymond H ^b   Berenson Howard, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030191295     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(96)90032-5     Document Type: Article

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