Journal article
Mental Health of Extremely Low Birth Weight Survivors in Their 30s
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk for psychiatric disorders among extremely low birth weight (ELBW) survivors in their early to mid-30s and to determine whether those born small for gestational age or those exposed to a full course of antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) were at particularly high risk.
METHODS: A prospective, longitudinal, population-based cohort of 84 ELBW survivors and 90 normal birth weight (NBW) control participants born in …
Authors
Van Lieshout RJ; Boyle MH; Saigal S; Morrison K; Schmidt LA
Journal
, Vol. 135, No. 3, pp. 452–459
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Publication Date
March 1, 2015
DOI
10.1542/peds.2014-3143
ISSN
0031-4005