Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 379-384 , June 2010

Behavioural problems at the age of eleven years in preterm-born children with or without fetal brain sparing: A prospective cohort study

  • Antonia J.M. van den Broek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Diaconessenhuis Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Department of Neonatology, Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Joke H. Kok

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    • ,
  • Bregje A. Houtzager

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Psychosocial Department, Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    • ,
  • Sicco A. Scherjon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Received 17 December 2009 ,Revised 29 April 2010 ,Accepted 29 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.04.007

Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 379-384 , June 2010

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