Nutritional physiology related to EXERCISE or ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE.

Nutritional physiology of adults aged 65 years of age and older.

Nutritional physiology of children aged 2-12 years.

Physiological processes and properties of the DENTITION.

Properties and processes of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM and DENTITION as a whole or of any of its parts.

Physiology of the human and animal body, male or female, in the processes and characteristics of REPRODUCTION and the URINARY TRACT.

Properties, and processes of the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM and the NERVOUS SYSTEM or their parts.

Functional processes and properties characteristic of the BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; and RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

The properties and relationships and biological processes that characterize the nature and function of the SKIN and its appendages.

Physiological processes, factors, properties and characteristics pertaining to REPRODUCTION.

The functions and properties of living organisms, including both the physical and chemical factors and processes, supporting life in single- or multi-cell organisms from their origin through the progression of life.

Nutritional physiology of children aged 13-18 years.

Nutrition of FEMALE during PREGNANCY.

Properties, functions, and processes of the URINARY TRACT as a whole or of any of its parts.

Nutrition of a mother which affects the health of the FETUS and INFANT as well as herself.

Nutritional physiology of children from birth to 2 years of age.

The processes and properties of living organisms by which they take in and balance the use of nutritive materials for energy, heat production, or building material for the growth, maintenance, or repair of tissues and the nutritive properties of FOOD.

Processes and properties of the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM.

Biological properties, processes, and activities of VIRUSES.

Nutritional physiology of animals.

Properties and processes of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM as a whole or of any of its parts.

Organized efforts by communities or organizations to improve the health and well-being of the child.

Physiological processes and properties of the BLOOD.

Children with mental or physical disabilities that interfere with usual activities of daily living and that may require accommodation or intervention.

Any observable response or action of a child from 24 months through 12 years of age. For neonates or children younger than 24 months, INFANT BEHAVIOR is available.

Processes and properties of the EYE as a whole or of any of its parts.

Characteristic properties and processes of the NERVOUS SYSTEM as a whole or with reference to the peripheral or the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.

Physiological processes and properties of the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM as a whole or of any of its parts.

Cellular processes, properties, and characteristics.

The functions of the skin in the human and animal body. It includes the pigmentation of the skin.

The physiological processes, properties, and states characteristic of plants.

Organized services to provide health care for children.

The training or bringing-up of children by parents or parent-substitutes. It is used also for child rearing practices in different societies, at different economic levels, in different ethnic groups, etc. It differs from PARENTING in that in child rearing the emphasis is on the act of training or bringing up the child and the interaction between the parent and child, while parenting emphasizes the responsibility and qualities of exemplary behavior of the parent.

Physiological processes and properties of BACTERIA.

A child who is receiving long-term in-patient services or who resides in an institutional setting.

Disturbances considered to be pathological based on age and stage appropriateness, e.g., conduct disturbances and anaclitic depression. This concept does not include psychoneuroses, psychoses, or personality disorders with fixed patterns.

The study of normal and abnormal behavior of children.

Processes and properties of the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM as a whole or of any of its parts.

Child with one or more parents afflicted by a physical or mental disorder.

The giving of attention to the special dental needs of children, including the prevention of tooth diseases and instruction in dental hygiene and dental health. The dental care may include the services provided by dental specialists.

Child who has lost both parents through death or desertion.

Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent.

Disorders caused by nutritional imbalance, either overnutrition or undernutrition, occurring in children ages 2 to 12 years.

The language and sounds expressed by a child at a particular maturational stage in development.

Number of deaths of children between one year of age to 12 years of age in a given population.