Exclusive Breastfeeding and Cognition, Executive Function, and Behavioural Disorders in Primary School-Aged Children in Rural South Africa: A Cohort Analysis

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Rochat, Tamsen J ^a,b,c,d   Houle, Brian ^e,f,g   Stein, Alan ^c,h   Coovadia, Hoosen ⁱ   Coutsoudis, Anna ^a   Desmond, Chris ^b   Newell, Marie Louise ^h,j   Bland, Ruth M ^a,h,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^f AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

ⁱ MatCH Health Systems (Maternal   (South Africa)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; COGNITION; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT SECOND EDITION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAUFMAN ASSESSMENT BATTERY FOR CHILDREN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS;

EID: 84978129590     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002044     Document Type: Article

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