Comparative school performance through better health and nutrition in Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria

Nutrition Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 609-620

  Abidoye, R O ^a   Eze, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cognition; Environment; Intelligence; Maternal Education; Pre and Postnatal; School Performance

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0034194349     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(00)00151-2     Document Type: Article

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