Characteristics of environments, caregivers, and children in three Central American orphanages

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 232-250

  Groark, Christina J ^a   Mccall, Robert B ^a   Fish, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTELLE DEVELOPMENTAL INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CAREGIVER RELATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EARLY CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENTAL RATING SCALE; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INFANT TODDLER ENVIRONMENTAL RATING SCALE; NEWBORN; ORPHANAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 79952405261     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20292     Document Type: Article

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