Risk factors and resilience in the developing world: One of many lessons to learn

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 747-765

  Grigorenko, Elena L ^a,b   Jarvin, Linda ^c   Kaani, Bestern ^d   Kapungulya, Paula Pule ^e   Kwiatkowski, Jonna ^f   Sternberg, Robert J ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^e National Assembly of Zambia   (Zambia)

^f EMMANUEL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ZAMBIA;

CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VITAMINS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 34548237313     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579407000375     Document Type: Article

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