RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Very low birthweight boys at the age of 19
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP F171
OP F174
DO 10.1136/fn.78.3.F171
VO 78
IS 3
A1 Anders Ericson
A1 Bengt Källén
YR 1998
UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/78/3/F171.abstract
AB Using linked data from the Swedish Medical Birth Registry and the National Service Enrolment Register, long term follow up (to 18–19 years age) was made of 260 surviving singleton boys whose birthweight was less than 1500 g from a total of 150 229 boys born between 1973–5. These boys were shorter and lighter than boys who weighed more at birth, they had more visual and hearing impairments, were at much higher risk of cerebral palsy and other signs of mental impairment, evident as lower intelligence test scores and shorter schooling. No significant excess of asthma, back problems, or headaches were found.