IV. The cognitive implications of obesity and nutrition in childhood

Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 51-71

  Khan, Naiman A ^a   Raine, Lauren B ^b   Donovan, Sharon M ^b   Hillman, Charles H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COGNITION; COMPLICATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; METABOLIC DISEASES; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; HUMANS; INFANT; METABOLIC DISEASES; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVALENCE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84923229566     PISSN: 0037976X     EISSN: 15405834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mono.12130     Document Type: Article

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