Cognition and behavioural development in early childhood: The role of birth weight and postnatal growth

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 160-171

  Huang, Cheng ^a   Martorell, Reynaldo ^b   Ren, Aiguo ^c   Li, Zhiwen ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Cognition; Externalizing behavioural problems; Internalizing behavioural problems; Postnatal weight gain

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; GROWTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHINESE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERM BIRTH; WEIGHT GAIN;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COGNITION; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE;

CHINA;

EID: 84875617714     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys207     Document Type: Article

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