Is paediatric assessment of motor development of very preterm and low-birthweight children appropriate?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1202-1208

  De Kleine, Martin J K ^a   Nijhuis Van Der Sanden, Maria W G ^b   Den Ouden, A Lya ^c,d  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d Ministry of Health Welfare and Sport Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Low birthweight children; Motor development; Outcome assessment; Preterm children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33748858133     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250500525301     Document Type: Article

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