title: Development and longitudinal follow-up of low-birth-weight infants.
abstract: This paper describes factors that have influenced how investigators have conceptualized studies of low-birth-weight children and provides information on critically evaluating and interpreting results of research studies. Major findings concerning personality, temperament, and cognitive development during the preschool years of the low-birth-weight infants and their school achievement and behavior are summarized. Suggestions also are made for strengthening future studies.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Schraeder
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McEvoy-Shields
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards