Neurocognitive profiles of preterm infants randomly assigned to lower or higher hematocrit thresholds for transfusion

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 347-367

  McCoy, Thomasin E ^a   Conrad, Amy L ^b   Richman, Lynn C ^a   Lindgren, Scott D ^a   Nopoulos, Peg C ^a   Bell, Edward F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Hematocrit; Longitudinal; Neuropsychology; Preterm; Red blood cell transfusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 79960451460     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2010.544647     Document Type: Article

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