Neurodevelopmental outcome of very low birth weight babies admitted to a Malaysian nursery

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-180

  Ho, J J ^a   Amar, H S S ^a   Mohan, A J ^a   Hon, T H ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAJA PERMAISURI BAINUN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Developing country; Malaysia; Morbidity; Neurodevelopmental outcome study; Very low birth weight infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; NEWBORN CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032900963     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.t01-1-00340.x     Document Type: Article

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