Stress response in school-age children who have been growth retarded since early childhood

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 691-698

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

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Behavior; Cardiovascular activity; Children; Chronic undernutrition; Growth retardation; Heart rate; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenocortical axis; Psychologic stress; Salivary cortisol; Short stature; Stunting

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; JAMAICA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SALIVA LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; STRESS;

EID: 0031687143     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.3.691     Document Type: Article

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