Infant auditory capabilities

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 398-402

  Werner, Lynne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; BIRTH; CELL MATURATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; NERVE CELL; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUND DETECTION;

EID: 0036798219     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00020840-200210000-00013     Document Type: Review

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