Multivariate impact of health and caretaking risk factors on the school adjustment of first graders

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-160

  Weiss, Andrea Del Gaudio ^a   Fantuzzo, John W ^b  

^a Dental School of Philadelphia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035581894     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6629(200103)29:2<141::AID-JCOP1010>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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