Long-term follow-up and outcome of extremely-low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 346-353

  Agarwal, P ^a   Lim, S B ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Behavioural disorders; Cerebral palsy; Cognitive skills; Learning disability; Scholastic performance

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CEREBRAL PALSY; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FOLLOW UP; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDLINE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0042519578     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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