Nutrition and theory of mind-The role of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in the development of theory of mind

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-41

  Birberg Thornberg, Ulrika ^a   Karlsson, Thomas ^a   Gustafsson, Per A ^a   Duchén, Karel ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD NUTRITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33746101427     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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