Personality and behaviour in eight-year-old, non-handicapped children with birth weight under 1500 g

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 1993, Pages 723-728

  Sommerfelt, K ^a   Ellertsen, B ^a   Markestad, T ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

behaviour; follow up; school age; very low birth weight infants

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0027217866     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1993.tb12546.x     Document Type: Article

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