Poor postnatal head growth in very preterm infants is associated with impaired neurodevelopment outcome

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 883-888

  Neubauer, Vera ^a   Griesmaier, Elke ^a   Pehböck Walser, Nicola ^a   Pupp Peglow, Ulrike ^a   Kiechl Kohlendorfer, Ursula ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Head growth; Neurodevelopment; Postnatal growth; Preterm

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BAYLEY SCALES OF INFANT DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN GROWTH; CEPHALOMETRY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT;

HEAD GROWTH; NEURODEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRETERM;

AGE FACTORS; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MACROCEPHALY; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; POSTNATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84881314720     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12319     Document Type: Article

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