A Longitudinal Study of Developmental Outcome of Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Very Low Birth Weight

T. Singer, Lynn; S. Yamashita, Toyoko; D. Lilien, Lawrence; Collin, Marc; E. Baley, Jill

doi:10.1542/peds.100.6.987

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A Longitudinal Study of Developmental Outcome of Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Very Low Birth Weight

Published in PEDIATRICS • Dec 1, 1997

Authors:

Lynn T. Singer

Toyoko S. Yamashita

Lawrence D. Lilien

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is now the leading cause of lung disease in US infants. In a large regional cohort, we tested the hypothesis that despite innovations in neonatal care, very low birth weight (VLBW) infants (<1500 g) with BPD had poorer developmental outcomes than nonaffect...

Subject

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Medicine

Pediatrics

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