Fatherhood in Kenyan ethnic communities: Implication for child development

School Psychology International

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-57

  Lasser, Jon ^a   Fite, Kathleen ^a   Wadende, Akinyi P ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child development; families; fatherhood; fathers; parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952131201     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034310396613     Document Type: Article

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