Differing Cognitive Trajectories of Mexican American Toddlers: The Role of Class, Nativity, and Maternal Practices

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 139-169

  Fuller, Bruce ^a   Bein, Edward ^b   Kim, Yoonjeon ^a   Rabe Hesketh, Sophia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive growth; maternal practices; Mexican American children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926504941     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986315571113     Document Type: Article

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