A prospective study of crying during the first year of infancy

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-52

  McGlaughlin, Alex ^a   Grayson, A ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COLIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TIME;

EID: 0033063537     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646839908404583     Document Type: Article

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