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Libbe Kooistra
Researcher at Alberta Children's Hospital
Publications - 38
Citations - 3312
Libbe Kooistra is an academic researcher from Alberta Children's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Congenital hypothyroidism & Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 38 publications receiving 2989 citations. Previous affiliations of Libbe Kooistra include University of Jyväskylä & University of Amsterdam.
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Dimensions of executive functioning: Evidence from children
TL;DR: This article investigated dimensions of executive functioning in 8- to 13-year-old children and found that age correlated with performance on most individual EF measures as well as Shifting and WM.
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Validation of the Edinburgh Depression Scale during pregnancy
Veerle Bergink,Libbe Kooistra,Mijke P. Lambregtse-van den Berg,Henny Wijnen,Robertas Bunevičius,Anneloes L. van Baar,Victor J M Pop +6 more
TL;DR: The EDS showed high test-retest reliability and high concurrent validity with the SCL-90 anxiety and somatization subscales, and a lower cutoff than commonly applied in the postpartum period is recommended.
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Neonatal effects of maternal hypothyroxinemia during early pregnancy.
Libbe Kooistra,Libbe Kooistra,Susan Crawford,Anneloes L. van Baar,Evelien P. M. Brouwers,Victor J M Pop +5 more
TL;DR: This study confirms that maternal hypothyroxinemia constitutes a serious risk factor for neurodevelopmental difficulties that can be identified in neonates as young as 3 weeks of age.
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Motor and cognitive-development in children with congenital hypothyroidism - a long-term evaluation of the effects of neonatal treatment
Libbe Kooistra,Libbe Kooistra,Carleen Laane,Carleen Laane,Thomas Vulsma,Thomas Vulsma,Jan M.H. Schellekens,Jan M.H. Schellekens,Jaap J. van der Meere,Jaap J. van der Meere,Alex F. Kalverboer,Alex F. Kalverboer +11 more
TL;DR: Significant correlations between the start of therapy and both motor scores and performance IQ scores at the age of 7 1/2 years in children with severe hypothyroidism show the importance of early treatment for these patients.
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The Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) cohort study: rationale and methods
Bonnie J. Kaplan,Gerald F. Giesbrecht,Brenda Leung,Catherine J. Field,Deborah Dewey,Rhonda C. Bell,Donna Manca,Maeve O'Beirne,David W. Johnston,Victor J M Pop,Nalini Singhal,Lisa Gagnon,Francois P. Bernier,Misha Eliasziw,Linda J. McCargar,Libbe Kooistra,Anna Farmer,Marja Cantell,Laki Goonewardene,Linda Casey,Nicole Letourneau,Jonathan W. Martin,APrON Study Team +22 more
TL;DR: The Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) study is an ongoing prospective cohort study that recruits pregnant women early in pregnancy and, as of 2012, is following up their infants to 3 years of age as mentioned in this paper.