Child care and the well-being of children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 669-676

  Bradley, Robert H ^a,b   Vandell, Deborah Lowe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ASTHMA; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EAR INFECTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; STRESS; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD CARE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34347385647     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.7.669     Document Type: Review

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