Attention Difficulties in a Contemporary Geographic Cohort of Adolescents Born Extremely Preterm/Extremely Low Birth Weight

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1097-1108

  Wilson Ching, Michelle ^a,b   Molloy, Carly S ^a,b   Anderson, Vicki A ^a,c,d   Burnett, Alice ^a,b   Roberts, Gehan ^a,b,c   Cheong, Jeanie L y ^a,b,c   Doyle, Lex W ^a,b,c   Anderson, Peter J ^a,b,c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent behavior; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Cognition; Impairment; Long term outcomes; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, EXTREMELY PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84898695030     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617713001057     Document Type: Article

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