Child-care characteristics of infants with and without special needs: Comparisons and concerns

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 603-621

  Booth, Cathryn L ^a   Kelly, Jean F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032325538     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(99)80063-5     Document Type: Article

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