Fearful temperament and stress reactivity among preschool-aged children

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 17, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 427-445

  Talge, Nicole M ^a   Donzella, Bonny ^a   Gunnar, Megan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural inhibition; Children; Cortisol; Pre ejection period; Temperament; Vagal tone

Indexed keywords

EID: 51449099395     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.585     Document Type: Article

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