Moderators of the Relationship Between Maternal Substance Abuse Symptoms and Preschool Children's Behavioral Outcomes

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1120-1129

  Conners Burrow, Nicola A ^a   McKelvey, Lorraine ^a   Pemberton, Joy R ^a   Lagory, Jason ^a   Mesman, Glenn R ^a   Whiteside Mansell, Leanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Child behavior; Family conflict; Harsh parenting; Maternal substance abuse; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884981984     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-012-9674-1     Document Type: Article

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