Growing up after extremely preterm birth: Lifespan mental health outcomes

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 97-104

  Johnson, Samantha ^a   Marlow, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism spectrum disorders; Comorbidity; Mental health; Outcomes; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EXTREMELY PRETERM BIRTH; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LIFESPAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROIMAGING; PEER GROUP; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCREENING;

ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES; PRETERM BIRTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY PREMATURE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84896319053     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: 18780946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2013.11.004     Document Type: Review

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