The newborn infant: A missing stage in developmental psychology

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-19

  Nagy, Emese ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain development; Intersubjectivity; Neonate

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650888256     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.683     Document Type: Article

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