Low-income fathers' and mothers' perceptions of the father role: A qualitative study in four early head start communities

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-304

  Summers, Jean Ann ^a   Raikes, Helen ^b   Butler, James ^b   Spicer, Paul ^b   Pan, Barbara ^b   Shaw, Sarah ^b   Langager, Mark ^b   Mcallister, Carol ^b   Johnson, Monique K ^b  

^a Juniper Garden Children's Project   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0042773449     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0355(199923)20:3<291::AID-IMHJ6>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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