Conceptualizing the role of early experience: Lessons from the Minnesota longitudinal study

Developmental Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-51

  Sroufe, L Alan ^a   Coffino, Brianna ^a   Carlson, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental process; Early experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649192798     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2009.12.002     Document Type: Review

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