Natural odour preferences of newborn infants change over time

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 985-990

  Varendi, H ^a,e   Porter, R H ^b,c   Winberg, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Tartu University Children's Hospital   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Breast odour; Neonatal behaviour; Olfaction; Postnatal learning

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BREAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

EID: 0030823218     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb15184.x     Document Type: Article

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