Gender-related differences in neonatal imitation

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 267-276

  Nagy, Emese ^a   Kompagne, Hajnalka ^b   Orvos, Hajnalka ^c   Pal, Attila ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Imitation; Neonates

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547254803     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.497     Document Type: Article

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