Socioeconomic Predictors of Cognition in Ugandan Children: Implications for Community Interventions
PLoS ONEPublished 19 November 2009Open access
Paul Bangirana, Chandy C. John, Richard Idro, Robert O. Opoka, Justus Byarugaba, Anne M. Jurek
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Cognition in Ugandan children is predicted by child's education, nutritional status and the home environment, and community interventions to improve cognition may be effective if they target multiple socioeconomic variables.
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Cognition in Ugandan children is predicted by child's education, nutritional status and the home environment. Community interventions to improve cognition may be effective if they target multiple socioeconomic variables.
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