Perceptual-motor difficulties and their concomitants in six-year-old children born prematurely

Human Movement Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 629-653

  Jongmans, Marian J ^a   Mercuri, Eugenio ^b   Dubowitz, Lilly M S ^b   Henderson, Sheila E ^c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain lesion; Co morbidity; Follow up; Perceptual motor; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000737143     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9457(98)00016-5     Document Type: Article

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