Worried and Blue: Mild Parental Anxiety and Depression in Relation to the Development of Young Children's Temperament and Behavior Problems

Parenting

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-154

  West, Amy E ^a   Newman, Denise L ^b  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 33746275639     PISSN: 15295192     EISSN: 15327922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327922PAR0302_02     Document Type: Article

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