The effect of early intervention services on maternal well-being

Early Education and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 499-517

  Warfield, Marji Erickson ^a   Hauser Cram, Penny ^b   Krauss, Marty Wyngaarden ^c   Shonkoff, Jack P ^c   Upshur, Carole C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

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EID: 0041878102     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1104_8     Document Type: Article

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