Sociodemographic and nutritional correlates of neurobehavioral development: A study of young children in a rural region of Ecuador

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 292-300

  Handal, Alexis J ^a,b   Lozoff, Betsy ^c   Breilh, Jaime ^d   Harlow, Siobán D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Centro de Estudios y Asesoria en Salud   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Child development; Developmental disabilities; Ecuador; Environment; Epidemiology; Population characteristics; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; GROWTH; HEMOGLOBIN; MATERNAL HEALTH; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NEUROLOGY; NUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ANDES; CAYAMBE; ECUADOR; PICHINCHA; SOUTH AMERICA; TABACUNDO;

EID: 34548208653     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892007000400004     Document Type: Article

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