Family-based training to improve cognitive outcomes for children from lower socioeconomic status backgrounds: Emerging themes and challenges

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue , 2015, Pages 166-170

  Neville, Helen ^a   Pakulak, Eric ^a   Stevens, Courtney ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS;

EID: 84935455799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23521546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.05.006     Document Type: Review

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