Nutritional deficiencies and subsequent effects on mental and behavioral development in children

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages 50-68

  Grantham McGregor, Sally M ^a   Fernald, Lia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IRON;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUNGER; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; HUNGER; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IODINE; IRON; MENTAL RETARDATION; PRENATAL CARE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0031311505     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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