Early childhood stunting and later fine motor abilities

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 831-836

  Chang, Susan M ^a   Walker, Susan P ^a   Grantham Mcgregor, Sally ^b   Powell, Christine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EARLY CHILDHOOD STUNTING; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT; COMPLICATION; DIET THERAPY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH DISORDERS; HAND; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955731477     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03640.x     Document Type: Article

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