Nutritional Intake and Context as Predictors of Cognition and Adaptive Behaviour of Egyptian School-age Children

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 425-450

  Wachs, Theodore D ^a   Bishry, Zeinab ^b   Moussa, Wafaa ^c   Shaheen, Farouk ^c   Sweifi, Emtisel ^c   Yunis, Feisel ^d   Mccabe, George ^e   Kirksey, Avanelle ^e   Harrison, Gail ^f   Galal, Osman ^f   Jerome, Norge ^g  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Cairo High Polytechnical Institute   (Egypt)

^d CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 84965645085     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016502549501800303     Document Type: Article

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