Does prenatal micronutrient supplementation improve children's mental development? A systematic review

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Leung, Brenda M Y ^a,b   Wiens, Kristin P ^b   Kaplan, Bonnie J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER; CORN OIL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; MULTIVITAMIN; NICOTINAMIDE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; SOYBEAN OIL; SUNFLOWER OIL; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; CALORIE; DATA BASE; HUMAN; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROGENY; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPPLEMENTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MENTAL FUNCTION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MICRONUTRIENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79551547431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-11-12     Document Type: Article

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