Early childhood stunting is associated with poor psychological functioning in late adolescence and effects are reduced by psychosocial stimulation

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2464-2469

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIMULATION;

EID: 35848937328     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.11.2464     Document Type: Article

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