Psychosocial stimulation benefits development in nonanemic children but not in anemic, iron-deficient children

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 885-893

  Tofail, Fahmida ^a   Hamadani, Jena D ^a   Mehrin, Fardina ^a   Ridout, Deborah A ^b   Huda, Syed N ^c   Grantham McGregor, Sally M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Science and Technology   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT INDEX; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT INDEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BANGLADESH; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 84878233592     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.160473     Document Type: Article

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