Low Birth Weight Children Appear At Higher Risk Of Psychiatric Disturbances
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 09:21
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 new report. In addition, low-birth-weight children from urban communities may be more likely to have attention problems than suburban low-birth-weight children.
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