Vitamin B12 and folic acid improve gross motor and problem-solving skills in young North Indian children: A randomized placebo-controlled trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Kvestad, Ingrid ^a,b   Taneja, Sunita ^c   Kumar, Tivendra ^d   Hysing, Mari ^b   Refsum, Helga ^e,f   Yajnik, Chittaranjan S ^g   Bhandari, Nita ^c   Strand, Tor A ^a,h   Kang, Gagandeep ⁱ   Mohan, Sanjana ⁱ   Mahesh, Madhu ⁱ   Gupta, Pooja ⁱ   Pandey, Divya ⁱ   Bhardwaj, Pankaj ⁱ   Suri, Vandna ⁱ   Manger , Mari ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Welfare   (Norway)

^c SOCIETY FOR APPLIED STUDIES   (India)

^d Society for Essential Health Action and Training   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g King Edward Memorial Hospital   (India)

^h INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

ⁱ Division of Medical Services Innlandet Hospital Trust ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PLACEBO;

AGES AND STAGES QUESTIONNAIRE 3RD EDITION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FACTORIAL DESIGN; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION MEASURE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL SOCIAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; TREATMENT DURATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; INDIA; MALE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PLACEBOS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL SKILLS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84939146548     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129915     Document Type: Article

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