The role of nutrition in the development of normal cognition

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1996, Pages

  Kretchmer, Norman ^c   Beard, John L ^a   Carlson, Susan ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bayley Mental Developmental Index; cognition; fatty acids; iodine deficiency; iron deficiency; Malnutrition; visual acuity

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; IRON; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IODINE DEFICIENCY; IRON METABOLISM; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0029973761     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/63.6.997     Document Type: Article

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