Improving preschool for low-income children with programmatic randomized controlled trials

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 807-809

  Olds, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHER;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34547812133     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.8.807     Document Type: Editorial

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