Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 4 , Pages 219-224 , April 2010

Quantitative analysis of maturational changes in EEG background activity in very preterm infants with a normal neurodevelopment at 1year of age

  • H.J. Niemarkt

      Affiliations

    • Máxima Medical Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 5500 MB Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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  • P. Andriessen

      Affiliations

    • Máxima Medical Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 5500 MB Veldhoven, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Máxima Medical Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, PO Box 7777, 5500 MB Veldhoven, The Netherlands.
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  • C.H.L. Peters

      Affiliations

    • Máxima Medical Centre, Department of Clinical Physics, PO Box 7777, 5500 MB Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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  • J.W. Pasman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • L.J. Zimmermann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • S. Bambang Oetomo

      Affiliations

    • Máxima Medical Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 5500 MB Veldhoven, The Netherlands
    • Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Received 20 July 2009 ,Revised 14 January 2010 ,Accepted 8 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.03.003

Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 4 , Pages 219-224 , April 2010

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