Neighborhood Poverty and Maternal Fears of Children's Outdoor Play

Family Relations

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 461-475

  Kimbro, Rachel Tolbert ^a   Schachter, Ariela ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child well being; Mental health; Neighborhoods; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052407678     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00660.x     Document Type: Article

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