Visual Function at 35 and 40 weeks' postmenstrual age in low-risk preterm infants

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Ricci, Daniela ^a,b   Cesarini, Laura ^a   Romeo, Domenico M M ^c   Gallini, Francesca ^a   Serrao, Francesca ^a   Groppo, Michela ^d   De Carli, Agnese ^d   Cota, Francesco ^a   Lepore, Domenico ^a   Molle, Fernando ^a   Ratiglia, Roberto ^d   De Carolis, Maria Pia ^a   Mosca, Fabio ^d   Romagnoli, Costantino ^a   Guzzetta, Francesco ^a   Cowan, Frances ^b   Ramenghi, Luca A ^d   Mercuri, Eugenio ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain maturation; Neonatal preterm infants; Vision screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; AGE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EYE MOVEMENT; FOLLOW UP; ITALY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERM BIRTH; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; ITALY; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TERM BIRTH; VISION SCREENING; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 58249086755     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1888     Document Type: Article

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