Orchids and dandelions: How some children are more susceptible to environmental influences for better or worse and the implications for child development

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 319-321

  Kennedy, Eilis ^a  

^a TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; EDITORIAL;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84879516094     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104513490338     Document Type: Editorial

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