Issues in the timing of integrated early interventions: Contributions from nutrition, neuroscience, and psychological research

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1308, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-106

  Wachs, Theodore D ^a   Georgieff, Michael ^b   Cusick, Sarah ^c   Mcewen, Bruce S ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Developmental risk; Early intervention; Iron deficiency; Sensitive periods; Stress

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADAPTATION; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IRON DEFICIENCY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROSCIENCE; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; STRESS; SUPPLEMENTATION;

BRAIN; DEVELOPMENTAL RISK; EARLY INTERVENTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; SENSITIVE PERIODS; STRESS;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84893150743     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12314     Document Type: Article

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