Predicting early school achievement with the EDI: A longitudinal population-based study

Early Education and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 405-426

  Forget Dubois, Nadine ^a   Lemelin, Jean Pascal ^a   Boivin, Michel ^a   Dionne, Ginette ^a   Séguin, Jean R ^b   Vitaro, Frank ^b   Tremblay, Richard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 37849025521     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280701610796     Document Type: Article

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