Maternal self esteem and locus of controlrelates to the quiality of young children's environment (home) in rural Andhra Pradesh, India: Research and policy implications

International Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-99

  Fernandez, Sylvia ^a   Vazir, Shahnaz ^a   Bentley, Peggy ^b   Johnson, Susan ^c   Engle, Patrice ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

India; Maternal self esteem; Research and policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951899715     PISSN: 00207187     EISSN: 18784658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03165841     Document Type: Article

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