Parent characteristics and conceptualizations associated with the emergence of infant colic

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 309-322

  Stifter, Cynthia A ^a   Bono, M ^b   Spinrad, T ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLIC; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0344036050     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830310001622123     Document Type: Article

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