Birth order and maternal ratings of infant temperament

Studia Psychologica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-106

  Keresteš, Gordana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Birth order; IBQ; Infants; Maternal ratings; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745652324     PISSN: 00393320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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