Health implications of children in child care centres. Part A: Canadian trends in child care, behaviour and developmental outcomes

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 863-867

  Arnit, Minoli ^a   Cummings, Carl ^b   Grueger, Barbara ^c   Feldman, Mark ^b   Lang, Mia ^d   Grabowski, Janet ^b   Greig, Anita ^e   Wong, David ^b  

^a St Martha's Regional Hospital   (Canada)

^b Whitehorse General Hospital ^*

^c Whitehorse General Hospital   (Canada)

^d ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; SKILL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 57549083045     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/13.10.863     Document Type: Article

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