Early Tactile Experience of Low Birth Weight Children: Links to Later Mental Health and Social Adaptation

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 93-115

  Weiss, Sandra J ^a   Wilson, Peggy ^b   Seed, Mary St Jonn ^c   Paul, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive behaviour; Behaviour problems; High risk; Low birth weight; Parenting; Touch

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035639045     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.236     Document Type: Article

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