Counting children with disability in low-income countries: Enhancing prevention, promoting child development, and investing in economic well-being

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 182-185

  Msall, Michael E ^a,c   Hogan, Dennis P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; AUDITORY SCREENING; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BREAST FEEDING; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL STRESS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEASLES; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUMPS; NOTE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POLIOMYELITIS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUBELLA; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WELLBEING;

CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; POVERTY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34447116880     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-1059     Document Type: Note

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