Long-term neuropsychological outcome in preterm twins

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Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages 899-907

  Iannone, Giovanni ^a   Tripaldi, Clelia ^b   Chindemi, Antonino ^a   Piscitelli, Lorenzo ^a   Mastrorocco, Antonio ^a   Palazzo, Silvano ^b   Esposito, Luigi ^a  

^a MIULLI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neuropsychological outcome; Preterm twins; Self regulatory processes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSGRAPHIA; DYSLEXIA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PREMATURITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TWINS;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33746914324     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2006.175     Document Type: Article

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