Infant care from infants' viewpoint: The views of some professionals

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 47-58

  Leach, Penelope ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child care research; Day care; Fathers and others; Mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742543258     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0917(199706)6:2<47::aid-edp128>3.0.co;2-8     Document Type: Article

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