Gestational age and cognitive ability in early childhood: A population-based cohort study

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 371-379

  Poulsen, Gry ^a   Wolke, Dieter ^b   Kurinczuk, Jennifer J ^a   Boyle, Elaine M ^c   Field, David ^c   Alfirevic, Zarko ^d   Quigley, Maria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child development; cognitive development; early childhood; gestational age; late preterm birth; preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRITISH ABILITY SCALE II; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN CARE; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; THINKING;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84879224871     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12058     Document Type: Article

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