Parental perceptions of child development among low-income Mexican American families

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 469-481

  Delgado, Bernadette M ^a   Ford, Laurie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptations; Mexican American parents; Parents' perceptions of child development; Qualitative analyses; Social attributes

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649084121     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022958026951     Document Type: Article

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