Do early intervention programmes improve cognitive and motor outcomes for preterm infants after discharge? A systematic review.

AIM: The aim of this study was to review the effects of early developmental intervention after discharge from hospital on motor and cognitive development in preterm infants. METHOD: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi-RCTs of early developmental intervention programmes for preterm infants i...

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Published in:Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology Vol. 51; no. 11; pp. 851 - 860
Main Authors: Orton J, Spittle A, Doyle L, Anderson P, Boyd R
Format: research systematic review Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Nov2009
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