Increasing rates of prematurity and epidemiology of late preterm birth

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 784-788

  Cheong, Jeanie L Y ^a,b,c   Doyle, Lex W ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

cognition; educational burden; late preterm; morbidity

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 84866240722     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02536.x     Document Type: Review

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