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Describing the Shape of the Relationship Between Gestational Age at Birth and Cognitive Development in a Nationally Representative U.S. Birth Cohort.

Jennifer L RichardsCarolyn Drews-BotschJessica M SalesWilliam Dana FlandersMichael R Kramer
Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2016)
This study estimated the relative performance of children born at 24-42 weeks in a population-based birth cohort using multiple approaches to modelling gestational age, providing a more rigorous understanding of the relationships between the full spectrum of gestational age and cognitive and academic outcomes in early childhood and at school age.
Keyphrases
  • gestational age
  • birth weight
  • preterm birth
  • young adults
  • type diabetes
  • low birth weight
  • skeletal muscle
  • metabolic syndrome
  • preterm infants