Mother's age at arrival in the United States and early cognitive development

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-380

  Glick, Jennifer E ^a   Bates, Littisha ^a   Yabiku, Scott T ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children of immigrants; Cognitive development; Immigration

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450239760     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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