Birthweight and cognitive development during childhood

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 98-103

  Tong, Shilu ^a   Baghurst, Peter ^b   McMichael, Anthony ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Cognitive development; Cohort study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 33644820291     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00805.x     Document Type: Article

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