Family and child factors related to the use of non-maternal infant care: An English study

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 118-136

  Sylva, Kathy ^a   Stein, Alan ^a,c   Leach, Penelope ^b,c   Barnes, Jacqueline ^b   Malmberg, Lars Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child care selection; Infant child care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847037128     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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