How evidence can be used to inform policy: A case study of early childhood evidence-based policy development

International Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-118

  Britto, Pia Rebello ^a   Cerezo, Adrian ^b   Ogbunugafor, C Brandon ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood evidence based; PDR Lao; Policy development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951874156     PISSN: 00207187     EISSN: 18784658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03165842     Document Type: Review

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