The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 3 , Pages 359-365 , March 2010

A Neurobehavioral Intervention and Assessment Program in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Outcome at 24 Months

  • Karen Koldewijn, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr K. Koldewijn, Department of Rehabilitation, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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  • Aleid van Wassenaer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Marie-Jeanne Wolf, PhD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Bregje Houtzager, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

Received 25 February 2009 ,Revised 6 July 2009 ,Accepted 2 September 2009.

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 Supported by grants from the Innovatiefonds Zorgverzekeraars (project No. 576) and ZonMw (Zorg Onderzoek Nederland) (project No. 62200032). Innovatiefonds Zorgverzekeraars supported the implementation of the intervention program, and Zorg Onderzoek Nederland supported 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 trial is registered with controlled-trials.com, number ISRCTN65503576.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00877-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.09.009

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 3 , Pages 359-365 , March 2010

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