"Are two better than one?" the impact of years in head start on child outcomes, family environment, and reading at home

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 525-537

  Ritblatt, Shulamit Natan ^a   Brassert, Sarah Maury ^b   Johnson, Ronn ^c   Gomez, Francisco ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HSADNHSD   (United States)

^c Psychol Neighborhood Hse San Diego   (United States)

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EID: 0035649723     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(01)00122-3     Document Type: Article

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