Effects of early childhood psychosocial stimulation and nutritional supplementation on cognition and education in growth-stunted Jamaican children: Prospective cohort study

Lancet

Volumn 366, Issue 9499, 2005, Pages 1804-1807

  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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; COGNITION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LINGUISTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 27844604211     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67574-5     Document Type: Article

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