Optimal foetal growth in the reduction of learning and behaviour disorder and prevention of sudden infant death (SIDS) after the first month

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-121

  Saugstad, Letten F ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Learning behaviour disorder; Low fat diet; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN MATURATION; BRAIN STEM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFANT MORTALITY; LEARNING DISORDER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOW CALORY DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MYELINATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NEWBORN; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEARNING DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0030825094     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(97)00048-2     Document Type: Article

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