Is early occupational therapy in extremely pre-term infants of benefit in the long run?

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 91-98

  Salokorpi, Teija ^a   Rautio, Terttu ^a   Kajantie, Eero ^a   Von Wendt, Lennart ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Neurological development; Occupational therapy; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036555557     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136384902320807202     Document Type: Article

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