Early school-based learning difficulties in children born very preterm

Early Human Development

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 215-224

  Pritchard, Verena E ^a,b   Clark, Caron A C ^a,b   Liberty, Kathleen ^a   Champion, Patricia R ^a   Wilson, Kimberley ^a   Woodward, Lianne J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Van der Veer Institute New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Education outcome; Longitudinal study; School; Very low birth weight; Very preterm

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LEARNING DISORDERS;

EID: 61749103948     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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