Persistent night waking and settling difficulties across the first year: Early precursors of later behavioural problems?

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-88

  Scher, Anat ^a   Zukerman, S ^a   Epstein, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP INDUCTION; SLEEP TIME; TEMPERAMENT; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 15944380816     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830512331330929     Document Type: Article

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