2013•International journal of pediatricsRequires access
Intelligence development of small for gestational age
Tingting Li
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Abstract
Small for gestational age (SGA) infants are defined as infant with a birth weight below the 10th percentile of the average weight for gestational age or below 2 standard deviations for gestational age.More evidences have suggested that compared with the appropriate for gestational age infants,besides the short stature,there are also higher risks of lower intelligence,poor academic performance,low social competence,behavioral problems in SGA infants.
Key words:
Small for gestational age; Intelligence development; Social adaptive behavior