Child development and the physical environment

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2006, Pages 423-451

  Evans, Gary W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowding; Environmental psychology; Housing; Neighborhood; Noise; Schools; Toxins

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD REARING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD REARING; ENVIRONMENT; HOUSING; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NOISE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 32544441099     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.57.102904.190057     Document Type: Review

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