Maternal employment, nonparental care, mother-child interactions, and child outcomes during preschool years

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1341-1369

  Nomaguchi, Kei M ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Child care arrangements; Early childhood; Maternal employment; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751003232     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00332.x     Document Type: Review

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