Predicting preschool cognitive development from infant temperament, maternal sensitivity, and psychosocial risk

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 779-806

  Lemelin, Jean Pascal ^a,b,c   Tarabulsy, George M ^b,d   Provost, Marc A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Département de Psychologie   (Canada)

^d École de Psychologie   (Canada)

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