Neurodevelopmental Outcome of the Premature Infant

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 631-646

  Stephens, Bonnie E ^a   Vohr, Betty R ^a  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ELBW; Late preterm; Neurodevelopment; Outcomes; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ACADEMIC FAILURE; APNEA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEEDING DISORDER; FETAL WELL BEING; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; KERNICTERUS; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPECIAL EDUCATION; SURVIVAL RATE; HEARING LOSS; HISTORY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VISUAL DISORDER;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HEARING LOSS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; SURVIVAL RATE; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 67649134844     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2009.03.005     Document Type: Review

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