Fetuses differentiate vibroacoustic stimuli

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-46

  Kisilevsky, B S ^a   Fearon, I ^a   Muir, D W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fetus; Heart rate; Human; Movement; Vibroacoustic sound

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001802811     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(98)90053-4     Document Type: Article

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