Early growth of Mexican-American children: Lagging in preliteracy skills but not social development

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1701-1711

  Guerrero, Alma D ^a,b   Fuller, Bruce ^c   Chu, Lynna ^a   Kim, Anthony ^c   Franke, Todd ^a,d   Bridges, Margaret ^c   Kuo, Alice ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Department of Social Welfare ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical assessment; Cognitive and social development; Latino children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889097033     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-1184-7     Document Type: Article

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