Economic perspectives on integrating early child stimulation with nutritional interventions

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1308, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 129-138

  Alderman, Harold ^a   Behrman, Jere R ^b   Grantham Mcgregor, Sally ^c   Lopez Boo, Florencia ^d   Urzua, Sergio ^e  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Integrated ECD; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MACRONUTRIENT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; SKILL; STIMULATION; STUNTING;

ECONOMICS; INTEGRATED ECD; NUTRITION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALNUTRITION;

EID: 84893704428     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12331     Document Type: Article

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