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ERIC Number: EJ334829
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Risk and Resilience in Early Mental Development.
Wilson, Ronald S.
Developmental Psychology, v21 n5 p795-805 Sep 1985
Examines the mental development scores for two groups of at-risk infants throughout their childhood--those classified as small for gestational age (SGA) and those twins falling below 1,750g birth weight--and determines that SGA twins showed only a modest deficit in IQ scores as compared to the full twin samples. (HOD)
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Cognitive Development, High Risk Persons, Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient, Premature Infants, Resilience (Personality), Social Influences, Socioeconomic Status, Twins
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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