Psychosocial intervention improves the development of term low-birth-weight infants

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1417-1423

  Walker, Susan P ^a   Chang, Susan M ^a   Powell, Christine A ^a   Grantham McGregor, Sally M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Home environment; Psychosocial intervention; Term low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HOME; HUMAN; INFANT; JAMAICA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 2642550810     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.6.1417     Document Type: Article

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