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Growth Trajectories and Intellectual Abilities in Young Adulthood
American Journal of Epidemiology, 06/16/09

Raikkonen et al. - Slow linear growth and weight gain between birth and age 6 months, between ages 6 months and 2 years, or both predicted poorer performance on all 3 tests. Reduced linear growth between ages 2 and 7 years predicted worse verbal ability, and between age 11 years and conscription it predicted worse performance on all 3 tests. Prenatal brain growth and linear growth up to 2 years after birth form a first critical period for intellectual development. There is a second critical period, specific for verbal development, between ages 2 and 7 years and a third critical period for all 3 tested outcomes during adolescence.

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Nodal Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphomas in Children and Adolescents: Immunohistochemical Expression Patterns and c-MYC Translocation in Relation to Clinical Outcome
American Journal of Surgical Pathology , 11/25/09

It's "Mean," But What Does It Mean to Adolescents? Relational Aggression Described by Victims, Aggressors, and Their Peers
Journal of Adolescent Research, 11/25/09

Is insufficient quantity and quality of sleep a risk factor for neck, shoulder and low back pain? A longitudinal study among adolescents
European Spine Journal, 11/25/09

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Motor Development in Very Preterm and Very Low-Birth-Weight Children From Birth to Adolescence: A Meta-analysis
JAMA, 11/25/09

Neurodevelopmental outcomes of pediatric traumatic brain injury
Future Neurology, 11/24/09

Prevalence of Developmental Disabilities and Receipt of Special Education Services among Children with an Inborn Error of Metabolism
The Journal of Pediatrics, 11/23/09

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