School Outcome in Late Preterm Infants: A Cause for Concern

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-6

  Jain, Lucky ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACADEMIC FAILURE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDITORIAL; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; READING; WHITE MATTER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; INTELLIGENCE; NEWBORN; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL; STUDENT;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTELLIGENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); READING; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 47649124364     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.03.001     Document Type: Editorial

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