Neuropsychology and malnutrition: a study with 7 to 10 years-old children in a poor community Neuropsicologia e desnutrição: um estudo com crianças de 7 a 10 anos de idade, em uma comunidade carente

OBJECTIVES: to compare the neuropsychological profile of eutrophic, stunted and chronically malnourished children, and to analyse the role of socio-economic factors on the cognitive development. METHODS: seven to 10 year-old girls and boys from a poor community in São Paulo were evaluated: 27 eutrop...

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Main Authors: Mônica C. Miranda, Fernando J. Nóbrega, Kazue Sato, Sabine Pompéia, Elaine G. Sinnes, Orlando F.A. Bueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco 2007-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292007000100006