Effective interventions and strategies for improving early child development

The BMJ

Volumn 351, Issue , 2015, Pages 23-26

  Daelmans, Bernadette ^a   Black, Maureen M ^b   Lombardi, Joan ^c   Lucas, Jane ^d   Richter, Linda ^e,f   Silver, Karlee ^g   Britto, Pia ^d   Yoshikawa, Hirokazu ^h   Perez Escamilla, Rafael ⁱ   MacMillan, Harriet ^j   Dua, Tarun ^a   Bouhouch, Raschida R ^a   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^k,l   Darmstadt, Gary L ^m   Rao, Nirmala ⁿ  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Bernard Van Leer Foundation   (Netherlands)

^d UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^e DST NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development   (South Africa)

^f HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^g Grand Challenges Canada   (Canada)

^h NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^k HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^l AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^m STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84945909397     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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