Sex-Related Differences in School and IQ Performance for Children with Low Birth Weight at Ages 10 and 13.

Lagerstrom, Monica; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ431255

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Sex-Related Differences in School and IQ Performance for Children with Low Birth Weight at Ages 10 and 13.

Lagerstrom, Monica; And Others

Journal of Special Education, v25 n2 p261-70 Sum 1991

Birth weight above and below 2,500 grams was compared with intellectual performance and school achievement at ages 10 and 13 for 874 students in a Swedish community. Results indicated that low birth weight girls, but not low birth weight boys, suffered in their school performance. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Birth Weight, Congenital Impairments, Followup Studies, Foreign Countries, Intelligence, Intermediate Grades, Premature Infants, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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