Direct observations of children at risk for academic failure: Benefits of an intergenerational visiting program

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 663-675

  Marx, Marcia S ^a   Pannell, Alicia R ^b   Parpura Gill, Aleksandra ^a   Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,c  

^a Hebrew Home of Greater Washington   (United States)

^b Ashburton Elementary School   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 4544378571     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270490483896     Document Type: Review

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