Breast-feeding and brain development

Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition/Naringsforskning

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 147-151

  Michaelsen, Kim Fleischer ^a   Lauritzen, Lotte ^a   Jørgensen, Marianne Hørby ^e   Mortensen, Erik Lykke ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Cognitive ability; Docosahexaenoic acid; Infant feeding; Intelligence quotient (IQ); LCPUFA; Mental development; Visual acuity; Visual evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; REVIEW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0141537935     PISSN: 11026480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11026480310005180     Document Type: Review

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