The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 6 , Pages 793-800.e4 , June 2008

Social Lifestyle, Risk-taking Behavior, and Psychopathology in Young Adults Born Very Preterm or with a Very Low Birthweight

  • Elysée T.M. Hille, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
    • TNO Quality of Life, Prevention and Health, Leiden, the Netherlands
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  • Caroline Dorrepaal, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Bio Implant Services Foundation, Leiden, the Netherlands
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  • Rom Perenboom, PhD

      Affiliations

    • TNO Quality of Life, Prevention and Health, Leiden, the Netherlands
    • ,
  • Jack Bennebroek Gravenhorst, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • TNO Quality of Life, Prevention and Health, Leiden, the Netherlands
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  • Ronald Brand, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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  • S. Pauline Verloove-Vanhorick, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
    • TNO Quality of Life, Prevention and Health, Leiden, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: S. Pauline Verloove-Vanhorick, TNO Quality of Life, Prevention and Health, PO Box 2215, 2301 CE Leiden, the Netherlands.
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  • Dutch POPS-19 Collaborative Study Group

Received 12 June 2007 ,Revised 2 October 2007 ,Accepted 29 November 2007.

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 Supported by various foundations (Appendix 1; available at www.jpeds.com).

PII: S0022-3476(07)01137-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.11.041

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 6 , Pages 793-800.e4 , June 2008

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