The Risk for Impaired Learning-related Abilities in Childhood and Educational Attainment Among Adults Born Near-term
Author(s) -
Yoko Nomura,
J. M. Halperin,
Jeffrey H. Newcorn,
Christopher G. Davey,
William P. Fifer,
David A. Savitz,
Jeanne Brooks–Gunn
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of pediatric psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1465-735X
pISSN - 0146-8693
DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn092
Subject(s) - educational attainment , psychology , poverty , small for gestational age , developmental psychology , psychological intervention , academic achievement , demography , gerontology , medicine , gestational age , pregnancy , psychiatry , economic growth , economics , sociology , biology , genetics
To examine whether near-term births (NTB) and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants are at high risk for childhood learning-related problems and poor adult educational attainment, and whether poverty amplifies the adverse effects of NTB and SGA on those outcomes.
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