Healthy starts for all: Policy prescriptions

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Miller, Wilhelmine D ^a   Sadegh Nobari, Tabashir ^c   Lillie Blanton, Marsha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE; LIFESPAN; NEUROSCIENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; POVERTY; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650867175     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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