Individualized developmental care for a large sample of very preterm infants: Health, neurobehaviour and neurophysiology

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1920-1926

  McAnulty, G ^a   Duffy, F H ^b   Butler, S ^a   Parad, R ^c   Ringer, S ^c   Zurakowski, D ^a   Als, H ^a,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; EEG spectral coherence; Neurodevelopment; NIDCAP; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71049129353     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01492.x     Document Type: Article

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