Apnea is associated with neurodevelopmental impairment in very low birth weight infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 763-768

  Janvier, Annie ^a   Khairy, May ^a   Kokkotis, Athanasios ^a   Cormier, Carole ^a   Messmer, Denise ^a   Barrington, Keith J ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREMATURITY; PROBABILITY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

APNEA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 10244229614     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211182     Document Type: Article

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