A preliminary study of temperament among malnourished Mayan children

Nutritional Neuroscience

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-149

  Galler, Janina R ^a   Cervera, Maria Dolores ^b   Harrison, Robert H ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Infants; Low weight; Malnutrition; Temperament

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0004457771     PISSN: 1028415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1028415X.1998.11747223     Document Type: Article

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