The brain and child development: Time for some critical thinking

Public Health Reports

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 388-397

  Bruer, John T ^a  

^a The James S McDonnell Foundation   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION; HUMANS; LEARNING; NEUROSCIENCES; RESEARCH;

EID: 0031658364     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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