Cognitive and behavioral aspects of executive functions in children born very preterm

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 129-144

  Ritter, Barbara Catherine ^a,b   Perrig, Walter ^b   Steinlin, Maja ^a,b   Everts, Regula ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function; Children born very preterm; Executive functions; Inhibition; Shifting; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY PREMATURE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREMATURE BIRTH; TRAIL MAKING TEST;

EID: 84894600083     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2013.773968     Document Type: Article

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