Child development and long-term outcomes: A population health perspective and summary of successful interventions

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1083-1095

  Hertzman, C ^a   Wiens, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Cognitive development; Determinants of health; Intervention studies; Population health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPETENCE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING;

CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030251249     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(96)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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