Vagal regulation and observed social behavior in infancy

Social Development

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 189-201

  Stifter, Cynthia A ^a   Corey, Janet M ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac vagal tone; Infant social behavior; Psychophysiology; Stranger infant interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039301889     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9507.00158     Document Type: Article

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