Effects of neonatal intensive care on girls' and boys' language development.
According to Jennische and Sedin, very premature boys are less affected in their speech and language development than a matched group of girls. This is discussed from a general linguistic perspective.


CONCLUSIONS
It is speculated that perinatal factors, timing and ambient aspects may impact on boys' advantage over girls.
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Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. frasse@ling.su.se
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D007804:Language Development; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors