Investing in children's health: What are the economic benefits?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 777-784

  Belli, Paolo C ^a   Bustreo, Flavia ^a   Preker, Alexander ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Child welfare economics; Cost benefit analysis methods; Demography; Education; Health status; Investments; Longitudinal studies; Review literature; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; LITERATURE REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FAMILY LIFE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; POVERTY;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HUMANS;

EID: 26944484810     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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