Long-term medical and social consequences of preterm birth

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 262-273

  Moster, Dag ^a,b   Lie, Rolv Terje ^a,c   Markestad, Trond ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENSION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRIME; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CEREBRAL PALSY; COHORT STUDIES; CRIME; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NORWAY; PREMATURE BIRTH; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RISK;

EID: 47549088161     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0706475     Document Type: Article

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