Associations Between Early Life Stress, Child Maltreatment, and Pubertal Development Among Girls in Foster Care

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 871-880

  Mendle, Jane ^a   Leve, Leslie D ^b   Van Ryzin, Mark ^b   Natsuaki, Misaki N ^c   Ge, Xiaojia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 81255159161     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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