Verbal comprehension in four-year-olds as a function of maternal age

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-62

  Berryman, Julia C ^a   Windridge, Kate C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

First borns; Maternal age; Mother child interactions; Parity; Verbal comprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 25144446323     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443001640105     Document Type: Article

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