School should begin at age 3 years for American children

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 38-40

  Zigler, Edward ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031989279     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: 15367312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-199802000-00006     Document Type: Article

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