Study examines relationship between low birth weight and psychiatric problems in children
Monday, September 1, 2008 - 17:07
in Psychology & Sociology
Low-birth-weight children appear to be at higher risk for psychiatric disturbances from childhood through high school than normal-birth-weight children, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. In addition, low-birth-weight children from urban communities may be more likely to have attention problems than suburban low-birth-weight children.
Read the whole article on Physorg
More from Physorg
Related
- Study examines relationship between low birth weight and psychiatric problems in childrenMon, 1 Sep 2008, 18:07:31 EDT
- Infant weight gain linked to childhood obesityMon, 30 Mar 2009, 0:44:06 EDT
- Low-birth-weight children should have their blood pressure checked, researchers findThu, 4 Sep 2008, 11:15:10 EDT
- Increased rate of hemangiomas linked to rise in number of low birth weight infants in USMon, 20 Oct 2008, 4:42:45 EDT
- Diabetes gene raises odds of lower birth weightWed, 29 Jul 2009, 11:10:45 EDT