Triplets across the first 5 years: The discordant infant at birth remains at developmental risk

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 316-323

  Feldman, Ruth ^a   Eidelman, Arthur Isaac ^b,c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Executive functions; Longitudinal studies; Multiple birth; Parent child relationship; Social engagement; Triplets; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; TRIPLETS; TWINS;

EID: 67649617118     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1510     Document Type: Article

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