Music therapy with hospitalized infants-the art and science of communicative musicality

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 386-399

  Malloch, Stephen ^a   Shoemark, Helen ^b   Črnčec, Rudi ^a   Newnham, Carol ^c   Paul, Campbell ^b   Prior, Margot ^d   Coward, Sean ^a   Burnham, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Austin Medical Centre   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MUSIC THERAPY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; THERAPY EFFECT; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84863827548     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21346     Document Type: Article

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