Delayed visual maturation in Karen refugee infants

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-204

  McGready, Rose ^a,b,c   Simpson, Julie A ^a,b,c   Arunjerdja, Ratree ^a   Golfetto, Ivan ^d   Ghebremeskel, Kebreab ^d   Taylor, Ann ^c   Siemieniuk, Annie ^c   Mercuri, Eugenio ^e   Harper, Greg ^f   Dubowitz, Lilly ^e   Crawford, Michael ^d   Nosten, Francois ^a,b,c  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; RETINOL; THIAMINE;

CHILD HEALTH; ETHNIC MINORITY; NUTRITION; REFUGEE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY; BERIBERI; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BREAST MILK; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; LACTATION; MOTHER; MYELINATION; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PARIETAL LOBE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUERPERIUM; REFUGEE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; THAILAND; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL INFORMATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MILK, HUMAN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFUGEES; THAILAND; THIAMINE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITAMIN A;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 0141849075     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/027249303322296510     Document Type: Article

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