A socioemotional intervention in a Latin American orphanage

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 521-542

  McCall, Robert B ^a   Groark, Christina J ^a   Fish, Larry ^a   Harkins, Diane ^b   Serrano, Gabriela ^c   Gordon, Karen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Whole Child International ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EMOTION; FEEDING; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; ORPHANAGE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TRAINING;

EID: 78649456688     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20270     Document Type: Article

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