Blinded by neuroscience: Social policy, the family and the infant brain

Families, Relationships and Societies

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 397-414

  Wastell, David ^a   White, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Early intervention; Family policy; Neuroscience; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878471000     PISSN: 20467435     EISSN: 20467443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/204674312X656301     Document Type: Article

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