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

• Main Authors: Mônica C. Miranda (Author), Fernando J. Nóbrega (Author), Kazue Sato (Author), Sabine Pompéia (Author), Elaine G. Sinnes (Author), Orlando F.A. Bueno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco, 2007-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 eutro...