Maternal DHA and the development of attention in infancy and toddlerhood

Child Development

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1254-1267

  Colombo, John ^a   Kannass, Kathleen N ^a   Shaddy, D Jill ^a   Kundurthi, Shashi ^b   Maikranz, Julie M ^a   Anderson, Christa J ^a   Blaga, Otilia M ^a   Carlson, Susan E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID;

ATTENTION; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HABITUATION; HUMAN; INFANT; METABOLISM; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

ARACHIDONIC ACID; ATTENTION; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS;

EID: 4344685408     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2004.00737.x     Document Type: Review

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