Maternal disrupted communication during face-to-face interaction at 4 months: Relation to maternal and infant cortisol among at-risk families

Infancy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1111-1134

  Crockett, Erin E ^a   Holmes, Bjarne M ^b   Granger, Douglas A ^c   Lyons Ruth, Karlen ^d  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; STRESS;

EID: 84885038391     PISSN: 15250008     EISSN: 15327078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/infa.12015     Document Type: Article

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