Nutrition and cognition: Assessing cognitive abilities in children and young people

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL.3, 2008, Pages 4-24

  Isaacs, E ^a   Oates, J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Box 6 ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Cognition; Nutrition; Psychological assessment

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; ETHNICITY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RECALL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; VISION;

CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 49249084239     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-008-3002-y     Document Type: Review

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