Relations among mother and home visitor personality, relationship quality, and amount of time spent in home visits

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 591-606

  Sharp, Elizabeth A ^a   Ispa, Jean M ^a   Thornburg, Kathy R ^a   Lane, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0142168908     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.10070     Document Type: Article

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