Using confirmatory factor analysis to identify newborn behavior structure with the NBAS

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-131

  McCollam, Karen M ^a   Embretson, Susan E ^b   Mitchell, D Wayne ^b   Horowitz, Frances Degen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analysis; Confirmatory factor; Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale; Newborn behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031116860     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(97)90015-1     Document Type: Article

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