How neighborhoods matter for rural and urban children's language and cognitive development at kindergarten and grade 4

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-313

  Lloyd, Jennifer E V ^a   Hertzman, Clyde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 77955603940     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20365     Document Type: Article

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