Vitamin B-12 status in infancy is positively associated with development and cognitive functioning 5 y later in Nepalese children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1122-1131

  Kvestad, Ingrid ^a   Hysing, Mari ^a   Shrestha, Merina ^b   Ulak, Manjeswori ^b   Thorne Lyman, Andrew L ^c,d,e   Henjum, Sigrun ^f   Ueland, Per M ^g,h   Midttun, Oyvind ⁱ   Fawzi, Wafaie ^e   Chandyo, Ram K ^b   Shrestha, Prakash S ^b   Strand, Tor A ^g,j  

^a Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare   (Norway)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^h HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

ⁱ BEVITAL AS   (Norway)

^j INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

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Author keywords

Children; Cognition; Low income countries; Neurodevelopment; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGES AND STAGES QUESTIONNAIRE 3; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT II; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOMETRIC PUZZLE SUBTEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANCY; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEPALESE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECOGNITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ASIA; BLOOD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; COMPLICATION; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; NEPAL; NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASIA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; NEPAL; NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020894250     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.116.144931     Document Type: Article

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