Development of swallowing and feeding: Prenatal through first year of life

Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-117

  Delaney, Amy L ^a,b   Arvedson, Joan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital of Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Development; Feeding; Infant; Neurobiology; Sucking; Swallowing

Indexed keywords

BRAIN STEM; BREAST FEEDING; BREATHING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; DYSPHAGIA; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANCY; JAW MOVEMENT; LANGUAGE; LIP; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SKILL; SUCKLING; SWALLOWING; TONGUE;

EID: 48249152561     PISSN: 19405510     EISSN: 10982779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddrr.16     Document Type: Review

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