The influence of temperament on weight gain in early infancy

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 329-335

  Darlington, Anne Sophie E ^a,b   Wright, Charlotte M ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Infancy; Infant behavior; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CRYING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEAR; FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP; TEMPERAMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERAMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33747188094     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-200608000-00008     Document Type: Article

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