Early assessment of visual function in preterm infants: How early is early?

Early Human Development

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-33

  Ricci, Daniela ^a   Romeo, Domenico M ^a,b   Serrao, Francesca ^a   Gallini, Francesca ^a   Leone, Daniela ^a   Longo, Mariagrazia ^b   Albamonte, Emilio ^a   Romeo, Mario G ^b   Mazzone, Domenico ^b   Romagnoli, Costantino ^a   Cowan, Frances ^c   Mercuri, Eugenio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early assessment; Preterm; Visual function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; RELIABILITY; VISION TEST; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; VISION TESTS; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77649193256     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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