Breastfeeding and intelligence of preschool children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 832-837

  Slykerman, R F ^a   Thompson, J M D ^a   Becroft, D M O ^a   Robinson, E ^a   Pryor, J E ^b   Clark, P M ^a   Wild, C J ^a   Mitchell, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Intelligence; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 22944491468     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510031601     Document Type: Article

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