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Review
. 1998 Jan:52 Suppl 1:S65-70; discussion S70-1.

Effects of intrauterine growth retardation on mental performance and behavior, outcomes during adolescence and adulthood

M Hack  1
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  • PMID: 9511022
Review

Effects of intrauterine growth retardation on mental performance and behavior, outcomes during adolescence and adulthood

M Hack. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1998 Jan.

Abstract

Studies of the long-term effects of intrauterine growth retardation on mental performance and behavior are reviewed. The results of the majority of studies suggest that, if effects of prematurity and of other associated complicating factors are controlled for, effects of IUGR per se, that can sometimes be demonstrated at an earlier age, become diluted by socio-environmental conditions at later stages in life and no longer appear to have a detrimental effect on mental and behavioral outcomes in adolescence and adulthood.

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