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Peer reviewedPretorius, E.; Naude, H.; Becker, P. J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
Examined learning problems in South African sample of 7- to 14-year-olds whose mothers reported excessively high infant bilirubin shortly after the child's birth. Found that this sample had lowered verbal ability with the majority also showing impaired short-term and long-term memory. Findings suggested that impaired formation of astrocytes…
Descriptors: Children, Foreign Countries, Intelligence, Learning Problems
