Mother-Child Play in Italy: Regional Variation, Individual Stability, and Mutual Dyadic Influence

Parenting

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 273-301

  Bornstein, Marc H ^a   Venuti, Paola ^b   Hahn, Chun Shin ^c  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c NICHD   (United States)

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EID: 38149065747     PISSN: 15295192     EISSN: 15327922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327922PAR0203_04     Document Type: Article

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