Early deprivation and autonomic nervous system functioning in post-institutionalized children

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 328-340

  Esposito, Elisa A ^a   Koss, Kalsea J ^a   Donzella, Bonny ^a   Gunnar, Megan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Child problem behavior; Early deprivation; Parasympathetic nervous system; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTITUTIONALIZED CHILD; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADOPTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD, INSTITUTIONALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA;

EID: 84949645091     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21373     Document Type: Article

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