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SUBMITTER: Sammallahti S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4556664 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sammallahti Sara S Lahti Marius M Pyhälä Riikka R Lahti Jari J Pesonen Anu-Katriina AK Heinonen Kati K Hovi Petteri P Eriksson Johan G JG Strang-Karlsson Sonja S Järvenpää Anna-Liisa AL Andersson Sture S Kajantie Eero E Räikkönen Katri K
PloS one 20150901 9
<h4>Objectives</h4>Faster growth after preterm birth benefits long-term cognitive functioning. Whether these benefits extend to mental health remains largely unknown. We examined if faster growth in infancy is associated with better self-reported mental health in young adults born preterm at very low birth weight (VLBW) (< 1500 g).<h4>Study design</h4>As young adults, participants of the Helsinki Study of Very Low Birth Weight Adults self-reported symptoms of depression and attention deficit/hyp ...[more]