Neurobehavior at Term and White and Gray Matter Abnormalities in Very Preterm Infants

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Brown, Nisha C ^a,b,c   Inder, Terrie E ^a,b,e   Bear, Merilyn J ^a   Hunt, Rod W ^a,d   Anderson, Peter J ^a,b   Doyle, Lex W ^a,b,c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 67649791904     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.01.038     Document Type: Article

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