Detecting motor abnormalities in preterm infants

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 359-365

  Craig, Cathy M ^a   Grealy, Madeleine A ^b   Lee, David N ^c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Force control; Motor abnormalities; Motor control; Preterm infants; Sucking; Tau theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEEDING; HUMAN; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCKING;

EID: 0034105325     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002219900227     Document Type: Article

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