Childrearing Practices and Developmental Expectations for Mexican-American Mothers and the Developmental Status of Their Infants

Physical Therapy

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 439-453

  Kolobe, Thubi H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Childrearing behaviors; Cognitive development; Culture; Mexican Americans; Motor development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD REARING; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE;

EID: 2142662151     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/84.5.439     Document Type: Article

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