Early gross motor development of preterm infants according to the Alberta Infant Motor Scale

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 617-622

  van Haastert, I C ^a   de Vries, L S ^a   Helders, P J M ^a   Jongmans, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33750619626     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.07.025     Document Type: Article

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