A Little Bit of the Blues: Low-Level Symptoms of Maternal Depression and Classroom Behavior Problems in Preschool Children

Early Education and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 230-244

  Conners Burrow, Nicola Allison ^a   Swindle, Taren ^a   McKelvey, Lorraine ^a   Bokony, Patti ^a  

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

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EID: 84961288790     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2015.979725     Document Type: Article

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