The child and its family: The social network model

Human Development

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 8-27

  Lewis, Michael ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and family; Epigenetic model; Father child relationship; Mother child relationship; Social network model

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EPIGENETICS; FAMILY; FATHER; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SIBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 23944525152     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083213     Document Type: Review

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