Involvement among resident fathers and links to infant cognitive outcomes

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1211-1244

  Bronte Tinkew, Jacinta ^a   Carrano, Jennifer ^a   Horowitz, Allison ^a   Kinukawa, Akemi ^a  

^a CHILD TRENDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviors; Cognitive delay; Father involvement; Infants; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749104915     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X08318145     Document Type: Article

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