Feeding preterm infants milk with a higher dose of docosahexaenoic acid than that used in current practice does not influence language or behavior in early childhood: A follow-up study of a randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 628-634

  Smithers, Lisa G ^a,b,c,d   Collins, Carmel T ^a,b,c   Simmonds, Lucy A ^a,b,c   Gibson, Robert A ^a,b,e   McPhee, Andrew ^f   Makrides, Maria ^a,b,c,d  

^a CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MILK; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY FATS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LEARNING; MALE; MILK; TEMPERAMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749254751     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28603     Document Type: Article

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