School-based interventions can play a critical role in enhancing children's development and health in the developing world

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-3

  Cortina, M A ^a   Kahn, K ^b   Fazel, M ^a   Hlungwani, T ^b   Tollman, S ^b   Bhana, A ^c   Prothrow stith, D ^d   Stein, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; MEBENDAZOLE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANXIETY DISORDER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEARNING DISORDER; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; WORM INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 37349023356     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00820.x     Document Type: Editorial

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