Sex differences in prenatal oral-motor function and development

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 465-470

  Miller, J L ^a   Macedonia, C ^b   Sonies, B C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TONGUE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LARYNX; MALE; MOVEMENT; OROPHARYNX; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; SEX FACTORS; TONGUE;

EID: 33646705350     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162206001009     Document Type: Article

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