Infant-caregiver interaction in Kenya and the United States: The importance of multiple caregivers and adequate comparison samples

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 236-247

  Whaley, Shannon E ^a   Sigman, Marian ^a   Beckwith, Leila ^a   Cohen, Sarale E ^a   Espinosa, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 23044533599     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022102033003002     Document Type: Review

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