Middle childhood, poverty, and adjustment: Does social support have an impact?

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 549-560

  Guest, Kristi Carter ^a   Biasini, Fred J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 0035498099     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.1042     Document Type: Article

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