Early education and health outcomes of a 2001 U.S. Birth Cohort

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 310-325

  Belfield, Clive R ^a   Kelly, Inas Rashad ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Early childhood education; ECLS B; USA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROPENSITY SCORE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878398462     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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