Short adult stature and overweight are associated with poor intellectual performance in subjects born preterm

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-145

  Lundgren, E Maria ^a   Tuvemo, Torsten ^a   Gustafsson, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cognitive outcome; Height, final; IQ; Premature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTELLECT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT STATURE; TERM BIRTH;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; SWEDEN;

EID: 79951813443     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322015     Document Type: Article

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