Gestational age and basic school achievements: A national follow-up study in Denmark

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Mathiasen, René ^a   Hansen, Bo M ^a   Nybo Andersen, Anne Marie N ^b   Forman, Julie L ^c   Greisen, Gorm ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Education; Follow up; Learning disabilities; Prematurity; Preterm

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEARNING DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78649684994     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0829     Document Type: Article

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