Neuropsychological outcomes at midlife following moderate to severe malnutrition in infancy

Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 530-540

  Waber, Deborah P ^a,b   Bryce, Cyralene P ^c   Fitzmaurice, Garrett M ^d,e   Zichlin, Miriam L ^e,f   McGaughy, Jill ^g   Girard, Jonathan M ^a   Galler, Janina R ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Barbados Nutrition Study   (Barbados)

^d MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f JUDGE BAKER CHILDREN S CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Executive function; Infant; Life span

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE; KWASHIORKOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARASMUS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORKING MEMORY; ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTELLIGENCE TEST; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84904040157     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/neu0000058     Document Type: Article

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