Latent mean differences in executive function in at-risk preterm children: The delay-deficit dilemma

Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 541-551

  Baron, Ida Sue ^a,b   Weiss, Brandi A ^c   Litman, Fern R ^d   Ahronovich, Margot D ^d   Baker, Robin ^d  

^a Fairfax Neonatal Associates Pediatric Infectious Disease Group   (United States)

^b INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INOVA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Extremely low birth weight; Extremely preterm; Fluency; Late preterm; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKING MEMORY; AGE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSERVATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84904053897     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/neu0000076     Document Type: Article

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