Attention problems in very low birth weight preschoolers: Are new screening measures needed for this special population?

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 74-85

  Davis, Deborah Winders ^a   Burns, Barbara ^b   Snyder, Elizabeth ^c   Robinson, Julia ^d  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention networks; Attention problems; Prematurity; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447569560     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2007.00089.x     Document Type: Article

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