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Effect of Very Low Brith Weight and Subnormal Head Size on Cognitive Abilities at School Age
NEJM 325:231-237, Hack,M.,et al, 1991
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Article Abstract
In very-low-birth-weight infants,perinatal growth failure,as evidenced by a subnormal head circumference at eight months of age,is associated with poor cognitive function,academic achievement,and behavior at eight years of age.
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