Effect of birth weight, maternal education and prenatal smoking on offspring intelligence at school age

Early Human Development

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 493-497

  Rahu, Kaja ^a   Rahu, Mati ^a   Pullmann, Helle ^a   Allik, Jüri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Intelligence; Nicotine; Pregnancy; Smoking; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; PARITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SMOKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955844002     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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