Québécois, Haitian, and Vietnamese mothers' report of infant temperament

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 337-344

  Pomerleau, Andrée ^a   Sabatier, Colette ^a   Malcuit, Gérard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0032220768     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075998400222     Document Type: Article

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