Latino Fathers and Their Children

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 232-238

  Cabrera, Natasha J ^a   Bradley, Robert H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fathers; Latino; Minority

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865281763     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2012.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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