Prenatal cigarette exposure and infant learning stimulation as predictors of cognitive control in childhood

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 881-891

  Mezzacappa, Enrico ^a   Buckner, John C ^a   Earls, Felton ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SMOKING;

EID: 79959306520     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01038.x     Document Type: Article

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