Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 107, Issue 12 , Pages 915-920 , December 2008

Cognitive Development at Age 8 Years in Very Low Birth Weight Children in Taiwan

  • Shu-Chi Mu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuo-Su Tsou

      Affiliations

    • Taipei Child Development Assessment Center, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chyong-Hsin Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Li-Jung Fang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Branch for Women and Children, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Suh-Fang Jeng

      Affiliations

    • School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, and Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chia-Han Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuo-Inn Tsou

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University and Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Tien Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Kuo-Inn Tsou, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, 510 Zhongzheng Road, Xinzhuang City, Taipei 242, Taiwan

Received 13 December 2007 ,Revised 16 April 2008 ,Accepted 6 June 2008.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60014-0

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60014-0

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 107, Issue 12 , Pages 915-920 , December 2008

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