Early childhood stunting and later behaviour and school achievement

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 775-783

  Chang, Susan M ^a   Walker, S P ^a   Grantham McGregor, S ^b   Powell, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Conduct difficulties; Hyperactivity; Rutter scales; School achievement; Stunting

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RATING SCALE; READING; RUTTER TEACHER AND PARENT SCALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUFFOLK READING SCALE; WIDE RANGE ACHIEVEMENT TEST; ACHIEVEMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; JAMAICA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

ACHIEVEMENT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JAMAICA; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; READING;

EID: 0042200239     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00088     Document Type: Article

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