The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 1 , Pages 33-38.e2 , January 2009

The Infant Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Program for Very Low Birth Weight Infants at 6 Months Corrected Age

  • Karen Koldewijn, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Karen Koldewijn, Department of Rehabilitation, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Marie-Jeanne Wolf, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Neonatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Aleid van Wassenaer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Dominique Meijssen, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Loekie van Sonderen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Anneloes van Baar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Anita Beelen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Frans Nollet, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Joke Kok, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 9 January 2008 ,Revised 13 June 2008 ,Accepted 17 July 2008.

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 Supported by grants from the Innovatiefonds Zorgverzekeraars (project 576, supporting the implementation of the intervention program) and Zorg Onderzoek Nederland (project 62200032, supporting the first author, who wrote the first draft of the manuscript). The sponsors had no involvement in study design; collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data; writing of the report; or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

 The trial is registered with controlled-trials.com (ISRCTN65503576).

PII: S0022-3476(08)00603-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.07.039

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 1 , Pages 33-38.e2 , January 2009

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