Prenatal micronutrient supplementation and intellectual and motor function in early school-aged children in Nepal

JAMA

Volumn 304, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 2716-2723

  Christian, Parul ^a   Murray Kolb, Laura E ^a,b   Khatry, Subarna K ^e   Katz, Joanne ^a   Schaefer, Barbara A ^c   Cole, Pamela M ^d   LeClerq, Steven C ^a,e   Tielsch, James M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b PARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c School Psychology and Special Education   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Nepal Eye Hospital   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MAGNESIUM; NICOTINIC ACID; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FINGER TAPPING TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT BATTERY FOR CHILDREN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STROOP TEST; UNIVERSAL NONVERBAL INTELLIGENCE TEST; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 78650426549     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1861     Document Type: Article

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