Properties of adult and adolescent mothers' speech, children's verbal performance and cognitive development in different socioeconomic groups: A longitudinal study

First Language

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 173-196

  Lacroix, Véronique ^a   Pomerleau, Andrée ^a   Malcuit, Gérard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84998085998     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014272370202206503     Document Type: Article

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