Examining the effects of schools and neighbourhoods on the outcomes of Kindergarten children in Canada

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 404-418

  Kohen, Dafna ^a   Oliver, Lisa ^a   Pierre, Fritz ^a  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental; Early childhood; Environment; Epidemiology; Outcomes; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 73049090402     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17549500903085919     Document Type: Article

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