Crying and feeding problems in infancy and cognitive outcome in preschool children born at risk: A prospective population study

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 226-238

  Wolke, Dieter ^a   Schmid, Gabriele ^b   Schreier, Andrea ^a   Meyer, Renate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Infant crying and feeding problems; Predictors; Preschool cognition; Prospective population study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CRYING; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRIFFITH SCALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRYING; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 68249107146     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3181a85973     Document Type: Article

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