Long-term economic effect of early childhood nutrition

The Lancet

Volumn 371, Issue 9610, 2008, Pages 365-366

  Grosse, Scott D ^a   Roy, Kakoli ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD NUTRITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPIRICISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS; WELLBEING;

EID: 38649098755     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60180-4     Document Type: Note

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