Siblings' direct and indirect contributions to child development

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 124-126

  Brody, Gene H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Differential treatment; Interaction; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942670643     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2004.00289.x     Document Type: Review

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