Environment Enrichment Strategies for Pre- and Post-Term Infants: A Summarized Communication From Pediatric Physical

Weiyang Deng1, Elizabeth Hoffman, Jacklyn Stoller

  • 1Max Nader Center for Rehabilitation Technologies & Outcomes Research, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, Illinois (Drs Deng, Hoffman, Stoller, Rubsam, Ku, Barbieri, Lacci, and Jayaraman); Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Rubsam); Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts (Dr Barbieri); Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Jayaraman); Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Jayaraman); Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Jayaraman).

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