Effects of age of entry, day-care quality, and family characteristics on preschool behavior

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 441-448

  Hausfather, Albert ^a,b   Toharia, Angeles ^a   LaRoche, Catherine ^a   Engelsmann, Frank ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Allan Memorial Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child behavior; Child day care; Day care quality; Outcome

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DAY CARE; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; TEACHER;

AGE FACTORS; ANGER; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUEBEC; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030967060     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01529.x     Document Type: Article

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