Evaluation of neurodevelopmental outcome in highrisk infants in Australia |
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Authors: | JE McMICHAEL |
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Affiliation: | Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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Abstract: | An understanding of the neurodevelopmental outcome of long-term survivors of neonatal intensive care is essential for the informed management of preterm or high risk infants. This annotation looks at the current status of neonatal follow-up services in Australasia and highlights problems in the collection and interpretation of data. It suggests that we should work towards achieving a consensus on standard definitions and test regimes and on national data collection. |
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Keywords: | infant low birthweight infant premature neonatal follow up neurodevelopmental outcome |
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