Parent involvement in early childhood home visiting

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 171-196

  Korfmacher, Jon ^a   Green, Beth ^b   Staerkel, Fredi ^c   Peterson, Carla ^d   Cook, Gina ^e   Roggman, Lori ^e   Faldowski, Richard A ^f   Schiffman, Rachel ^g  

^a ERIKSON INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NPC Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 49249086592     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-008-9057-3     Document Type: Review

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