Socioeconomic gradients in child development in very young children: Evidence from India, Indonesia, Peru, and Senegal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages 17273-17280

  Fernald, Lia C H ^a   Kariger, Patricia ^a   Hidrobo, Melissa ^b   Gertler, Paul J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Income inequality; Low income countries; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EXTENDED AGES AND STAGES QUESTIONNAIRE; FAMILY CARE INDEX; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; INDONESIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PARENTAL SCHOOLING; PERU; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENEGAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INDONESIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTHERS; PERU; SENEGAL; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872228888     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1121241109     Document Type: Article

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