The developing brain and early learning

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 651-654

  Klass, P E ^a,c   Needlman, R ^b   Zuckerman, B ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Reach Out and Read National Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LEARNING; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LEARNING; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; READING;

EID: 0043269907     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.8.651     Document Type: Editorial

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