Achievement in children with birth weights less than 750 grams with normal cognitive abilities: Evidence for specific learning disabilities

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 703-719

  Taylor, H Gerry ^a   Hack, Maureen ^a   Klein, Nancy ^a,b   Schatschneider, Christopher ^a,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior and school performance; Early identification; Learning disabilities; Low birth weight; Neuropsychological outcomes

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 0029618066     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/20.6.703     Document Type: Article

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