Childrens' learning and behaviour and the association with cheek cell polyunsaturated fatty acid levels

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 731-742

  Kirby, A ^a   Woodward, A ^a   Jackson, S ^a   Wang, Y ^b   Crawford, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cheek cells; Children; Cognition; Omega 3

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHEEK MUCOSA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; MUCOSA CELL; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; SPELLING; TEACHER;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOUTH MUCOSA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77950691866     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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