Multiple micronutrient supplementation for improving cognitive performance in children: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-130

  Eilander, Ans ^a,b   Gera, Tarun ^c   Sachdev, Harshpal S ^d   Transler, Catherine ^a   Van Der Knaap, Henk C M ^a   Kok, Frans J ^b   Osendarp, Saskia J M ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SL Jain Hospital   (India)

^d SITARAM BHARTIA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BIOFLAVONOID; BIOTIN; BUTYRYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; INOSITOL; IODINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICOTINAMIDE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP; ZINC; PLACEBO; VITAMIN;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITION; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; EMBASE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VITAMINS;

EID: 74049140807     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28376     Document Type: Review

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