No second chances? Early critical periods in human development

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 238-240

  Britto, Pia Rebello ^a   Pérez Escamilla, Rafael ^b  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CRITICAL PERIOD; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EDITORIAL; GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INFANCY; LEARNING; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; METHODOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL PERIOD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WELLBEING;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY); FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 84886295216     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.09.001     Document Type: Editorial

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