Physical growth and neurodevelopment during the first year of life: a cohort study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study

• Main Authors: Masafumi Sanefuji (Author), Yuri Sonoda (Author), Yoshiya Ito (Author), Masanobu Ogawa (Author), Vlad Tocan (Author), Hirosuke Inoue (Author), Masayuki Ochiai (Author), Masayuki Shimono (Author), Reiko Suga (Author), Ayako Senju (Author), Satoshi Honjo (Author), Koichi Kusuhara (Author), Shouichi Ohga (Author), Japan Environment and Children's Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The association between a slower physical growth and poorer neurodevelopment has been established in infants born preterm or small for gestational age. However, this association is inconsistent in term-born infants, and detailed investigations in infancy, when intervention is mos...