School performance of adolescents born preterm: Neuropsychological and background correlates

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 246-252

  Saavalainen, Pia M ^a,c   Luoma, Laila ^b   Laukkanen, Eila ^c   M Bowler, Dermot ^d   Määttä, Sara ^c   Kiviniemi, Vesa ^a   Herrgård, Eila ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Kellokoski Hospital   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Preterm birth; School performance

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 42149149489     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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