Malnutrition at Age 3 Years and Externalizing Behavior Problems at Ages 8, 11, and 17 Years
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Malnutrition at age 3 years and externalizing behavior problems at ages 8, 11, and 17 years.
OBJECTIVE Poor nutrition is thought to predispose to externalizing behavior problems, but to date there appear to have been no prospective longitudinal studies testing this hypothesis. This study assessed whether 1) poor nutrition at age 3 years predisposes to antisocial behavior at ages 8, 11, and 17 years, 2) such relationships are independent of psychosocial adversity, and 3) IQ mediates the...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0002-953X,1535-7228
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.11.2005