Measuring outcomes after extreme prematurity with the Bayley-III scales of infant and toddler development: A cautionary tale from Australia

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-393

  Msall, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; AUSTRALIA; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEWBORN; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; UNITED STATES; VICTORIA;

EID: 77950948366     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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