Neurodevelopmental outcome in extremely low birth weight infants: What is the minimum age for reliable developmental prognosis?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 342-347

  Voss, Wolfgang ^a,d   Neubauer, Achim Peter ^b   Wachtendorf, Michael ^a   Verhey, Janko F ^c   Kattner, Evelyn ^b  

^a Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum   (Germany)

^b KINDERKRANKENHAUS AUF DER BULT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum Hannover   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; COURSE EVALUATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; CEREBRAL PALSY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MENTAL RETARDATION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33947319347     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2006.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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