Mozart effect in preschool children?

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 176, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 411-419

  Hui, Ken ^a  

^a Park Tudor School   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Mozart effect; Music; Spatial ability

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349909101     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430500147540     Document Type: Article

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