The social determinants of early child development: An overview

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 627-635

  Maggi, Stefania ^a   Irwin, Lori J ^b   Siddiqi, Arjumand ^c   Hertzman, Clyde ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

cross cultural overview; developmental health; early childhood; Social determinants

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 78649290621     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01817.x     Document Type: Review

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