Effect of gender and nutritional status on academic achievement and cognitive function among primary school children in a rural district in Malaysia

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-200

  Hamid Jan, Jan Mohamed ^a   Mitra, Amal K ^b   Hasmiza, H ^a   Pim, C D ^a   Ng, L O ^c   Wan Manan, W M ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Birth weight; Cognitive function; Gender; Iron status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 80053979661     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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