The effect of subclinical infantile thiamine deficiency on motor function in preschool children

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Harel, Yael ^a   Zuk, Luba ^a   Guindy, Michal ^b   Nakar, Orly ^b   Lotan, Dafna ^a   Fattal Valevski, Aviva ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

balance skills; infant nutrition; motor difficulties; preschool children; thiamin; thiamine deficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MILK SUBSTITUTE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT BATTERY FOR CHILDREN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; BREAST MILK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION;

THIAMINE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; MOTOR SKILLS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIAMINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

EID: 85011096847     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12397     Document Type: Article

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