Triplet infants with birthweight ≤ 1250 grams: How well do they compare with twin and singleton infants at 36 to 48 months of age?

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 373-380

  Yee, Wendy H ^a   Hicks, Matt ^a   Chen, Sophie ^c   Christianson, Heather ^b   Sauve, Reg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Primary Health Care and Public Health Directorate

Author keywords

Long term follow up; Neurodevelopment outcome; Preterm triplets

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SINGLETON PREGNANCY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ALBERTA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIPLETS; TWINS;

EID: 52249123283     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1078762     Document Type: Article

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