Infant communication and the mother-infant relationship: The importance of level of risk and construct measurement

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 240-266

  Barwick, Melanie A ^a,d,e   Cohen, Nancy J ^a,b,c   Horodezky, Naomi B ^c   Lojkasek, Mirek ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Hincks Institute   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EMOTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33751077277     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20000     Document Type: Article

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