Early child-care experiences and children’s social competence between 1½ and 15 years of age

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 166-176

  Campbell, Jessica J ^a   Lamb, Michael E ^a   Hwang, C Phillip ^b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 0141489683     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532480XADS0403_5     Document Type: Article

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