Who should care for our children? The effects of home versus center care on child cognition and social adjustment

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 652-684

  Hickman, Lisa N ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Center; Child care; Cognitive outcomes; Parent; Social outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646064988     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X05285118     Document Type: Article

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