'Junk food' diet and childhood behavioural problems: Results from the ALSPAC cohort

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 491-498

  Wiles, N J ^a   Northstone, K ^a   Emmett, P ^a   Lewis, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRENGTH AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIET; DIETARY SUCROSE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES;

EID: 64249083670     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602967     Document Type: Article

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