The Role of the Health Sector in Early Childhood Development

Handbook of Early Childhood Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Engle, Patrice L ^a   Young, Mary E ^b   Tamburlini, Giorgio ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Global health and development; Health promotion for ecd; Health services for early childhood development; Intervention for special needs children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923043439     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199922994.003.0009     Document Type: Chapter

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