Acoustic features of infant crying related to intended caregiving intervention

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-122

  Zeifman, Debra M ^a  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cry acoustics; Infant crying; Parent child relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 10244255109     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.344     Document Type: Article

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