Determinants of vulnerability in early childhood development in Ireland: A cross-sectional study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Curtin, Margaret ^a   Madden, Jamie ^a   Staines, Anthony ^b   Perry, Ivan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEARNING; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 84878407902     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002387     Document Type: Article

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