Parent-infant co-sleeping: Why the interest and concern?

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 331-339

  Goldberg, Wendy A ^a   Keller, Meret A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedsharing; Co sleeping; Infant development; Infant safety; Sleep problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548776363     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.523     Document Type: Article

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