The quality of early child care and children's development

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 165-168

  Marshall, Nancy L ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Child development; Child care services; Maternal employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043116939     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2004.00299.x     Document Type: Review

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