Adult health in child care: Health status, behaviors, and concerns of teachers, directors, and family child care providers

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 243-267

  Gratz, Rene R ^a   Claffey, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030525043     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(96)90008-3     Document Type: Article

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