Research on early childhood interventions in the confirmatory mode

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-38

  Reynolds, Arthur J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicago Longitudinal Study; Child development; Early childhood; Education; Longitudinal research; Poverty; Social intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342327485     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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