The Acoustic Environment and Physiological Responses of the Fetus

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 20, Issue , 2000, Pages S31-S36

  Abrams, Robert M ^a,b   Gerhardt, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUDITORY STIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; FETUS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOUND; VIBRATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FETUS; HUMANS; SOUND; VIBRATION;

EID: 0034576393     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200445     Document Type: Article

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