Tracing Differential Pathways of Risk: Associations Among Family Adversity, Cortisol, and Cognitive Functioning in Childhood

Child Development

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1142-1158

  Suor, Jennifer H ^a   Sturge Apple, Melissa L ^a   Davies, Patrick T ^a   Cicchetti, Dante ^b   Manning, Liviah G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84937162547     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12376     Document Type: Article

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