Journal article
Randomized controlled trial of a home-visiting intervention on infant cognitive development in peri-urban South Africa
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Aim To determine whether, in an impoverished South African community, an intervention that benefitted infant attachment also benefitted cognitive development. Method Pregnant females were randomized to intervention (n=220) and no‐treatment control groups (n=229). The intervention was home‐based parenting support for attachment, delivered until 6 months postpartum. At 18 months, infants were assessed on attachment and cognitive development (Bayley Scales Mental Development Index [MDI]) (n=127...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Wiley Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology Journal website
- Volume:
- 58
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 270-276
- Publication date:
- 2015-08-25
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1469-8749
- ISSN:
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0012-1622
- Pmid:
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26303135
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:552805
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- Local pid:
- pubs:552805
- Source identifiers:
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552805
- Deposit date:
- 2016-12-16
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- Copyright holder:
- Mac Keith Press
- Copyright date:
- 2015
- Notes:
- © 2015 Mac Keith Press.The final version is available online from Wiley at: 10.1111/dmcn.12873
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