Increases in maternal education and young children's language skills

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 319-350

  Magnuson, Katherine A ^a   Sexton, Holly R ^b   Davis Kean, Pamela E ^b   Huston, Aletha C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 68149161757     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.0.0024     Document Type: Article

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