The impact of junior kindergarten on behaviour in elementary school of children

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 423-427

  Pagani, Linda ^a   Larocque, Denis ^b   Trembly, Richard E ^a   Lapointe, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; KINDERGARTEN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0042475221     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250344000028     Document Type: Article

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