The Environment of Childhood Poverty

American Psychologist

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-92

  Evans, Gary W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; POVERTY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; POVERTY;

EID: 1542291357     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.59.2.77     Document Type: Article

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