Open AccessSchool Performance After Preterm Birth
Author(s) -
Fredrik Ahlsson,
Magnus Kaijser,
Johanna Adami,
Maria Lundgren,
Mårten Palme
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0000000000000171
Subject(s) - medicine , confounding , gestational age , confidence interval , gestation , demography , premature birth , obstetrics , pediatrics , socioeconomic status , birth weight , pregnancy , population , environmental health , genetics , sociology , biology
An increased risk of poor school performance for children born preterm has been shown in many studies, but whether this increase is attributable to preterm birth per se or to other factors associated with preterm birth has not been resolved.