Mind the gap: The unique neurodevelopment of extremely low birth weight infants

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 718-721

  Berger, Itai ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Extremely low birth weight; Neurodevelopment; Outcome; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; BIRTH RATE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISABILITY; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COGNITION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 58149145673     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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