Effects of correcting for prematurity on cognitive test scores in childhood

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 182-188

  Wilson Ching, Michelle ^a   Pascoe, Leona ^a   Doyle, Lex W ^a,b,c   Anderson, Peter J ^a,c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

child development; correction for prematurity; low birthweight; prematurity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BAYLEY SCALES OF INFANT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84898596815     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12475     Document Type: Article

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