Early head start home visitation: The role of implementation in bolstering program benefits

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 438-455

  Jones Harden, Brenda ^a   Chazan Cohen, Rachel ^b   Raikes, Helen ^c   Vogel, Cheri ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d Mathematics Policy Research   (United States)

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EID: 84859943003     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20525     Document Type: Article

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