Preschool Outcomes of Children of Depressed Mothers: Role of Maternal Behavior, Contextual Risk, and Children's Brain Activity

Child Development

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1158-1175

  Dawson, Geraldine ^a   Ashman, Sharon B ^a   Panagiotides, Heracles ^a   Hessl, David ^a   Self, Joanna ^a   Yamada, Emily ^a   Embry, Lara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0141953695     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00599     Document Type: Article

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