Health-related quality of life among 3-4-year-old children born with very low birthweight

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-16

  Chien, Li Yin ^a   Chou, Yi Hung ^b   Ko, Yi Li ^c   Lee, Ching Fang ^d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Empirical research report; Health; Nursing; Preschool children; Quality of life; Survey; Very low birthweight

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TAIWAN; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TAIWAN;

EID: 33748710613     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03974.x     Document Type: Review

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