Grandchild of the NBAS: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS): A review of the research using the NNNS

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 193-203

  Tronick, Ed ^a,b   Lester, Barry M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; In utero exposures; Interventions; Intrapartum and neonatal risk factor; Neurobehavior; Newborn; NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale; NNNS; Predictive validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; IN UTERO EXPOSURES; INTERVENTIONS; INTRAPARTUM AND NEONATAL RISK FACTOR; NEUROBEHAVIOR; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEWBORN; NICU NETWORK NEUROBEHAVIORAL SCALE; NNNS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

EPIGENETICS; IN UTERO EXPOSURES; INTERVENTIONS; INTRAPARTUM AND NEONATAL RISK FACTOR; NEUROBEHAVIOR; NEWBORN; NICU NETWORK NEUROBEHAVIORAL SCALE; NNNS; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84881348044     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcap.12042     Document Type: Article

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