Financial disadvantage and children's school readiness

Family Matters

Volumn 83, Issue , 2009, Pages 23-31

  Edwards, Ben ^a   Baxter, Jennifer ^a   Smart, Diana ^a   Sanson, Ann ^b   Hayes, Alan ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 79957509387     PISSN: 10302646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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