Influence of gestational age and postnatal age on speech sound processing in NICU infants

Psychophysiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 720-731

  Key, Alexandra P F ^a,b   Lambert, E Warren ^a   Aschner, Judy L ^b   Maitre, Nathalie L ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ERP; Gestational age; Postnatal age; Preterm; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859590247     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2011.01353.x     Document Type: Article

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