Childhood growth and development associated with need for full-time special education at school age

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-27

  Mannerkoski, Minna ^a   Åberg, Laura ^a   Hoikkala, Marianne ^a   Sarna, Seppo ^b   Kaski, Markus ^c   Autti, Taina ^a   Heiskala, Hannu ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Rinnekoti Foundation Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Developmental milestones; Growth; Head circumference; Height; Special education; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIRTH; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEAD; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LIFE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPECIAL EDUCATION; SPEECH; STATISTICAL MODEL; TODDLER; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 57449104774     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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