Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 3 , Pages 171-177 , March 2010

Maternal anxiety is related to infant neurological condition, paternal anxiety is not

Received 23 October 2009 ,Revised 5 January 2010 ,Accepted 10 February 2010.

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Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 3 , Pages 171-177 , March 2010

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