How infant appearance informs: Child care providers' responses to babies varying in appearance of age and attractiveness

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 495-518

  Casey, Rita J ^a   Ritter, Jean M ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030269181     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(96)90013-1     Document Type: Article

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