Executive function in 7-9-year-old children born extremely preterm or with extremely low birth weight: Effects of biomedical history, age at assessment, and socioeconomic status

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 632-644

  Ford, Ruth M ^a   Neulinger, Kerryn ^a   O'Callaghan, Michael ^b   Mohay, Heather ^c   Gray, Peter ^b   Shum, David ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood neurological disorders; Executive function; Extremely low birth weight; Preterm

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855138204     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acr061     Document Type: Article

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