Extreme prematurity and neuropsychological outcome in the preschool years

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 169-179

  Raz, Sarah ^a   Debastos, Angela K ^b   Newman, Julie Bapp ^a   Batton, Daniel ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cognitive aspects; Language; Motor skills; Neurobehavioral manifestations; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149131829     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617709991147     Document Type: Article

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