Reduction in general intelligence and executive function persists into adulthood among very preterm or very low birthweight children

Jon Skranes^{1

2}, Gro C C Løhaugen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Medical Faculty, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
² Department of Pediatrics, Sørlandet Hospital, Arendal, Norway.

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Jon Skranes et al. Evid Based Ment Health. 2016 Nov.

. 2016 Nov;19(4):e28.

doi: 10.1136/eb-2015-102249. Epub 2016 Aug 23.

Jon Skranes^{1

2}, Gro C C Løhaugen²

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Medical Faculty, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
² Department of Pediatrics, Sørlandet Hospital, Arendal, Norway.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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