Risk factors associated with borderline intelligence in schoolchildren: A case-control study

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 102-106

  Farhadifar, F ^a   Ghotbi, N ^a   Yari, A ^a   Haydarpur, M ^a   Mohammadzadeh, H ^b   Afkhamzadeh, A ^a   Delpisheh, A ^c  

^a KURDISTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ALLAMEH TABATABA'I UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ILAM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Borderline; Intelligence; School children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BORDERLINE INTELLIGENCE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 79551591535     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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