Patterns of parental socialization of the preventive health behavior of young Mexican origin children

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 503-525

  Lees, Nancy B ^a,c   Tinsley, Barbara J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032349503     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(99)80053-7     Document Type: Article

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