Children's understanding of the transmission of genetic disorders and contagious illnesses

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 171-182

  Raman, Lakshmi ^a   Gelman, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 12444276647     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.41.1.171     Document Type: Article

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