Early childhood nutrition is positively associated with adolescent educational outcomes: Evidence from the Andhra Pradesh Child and Parents Study (APCAPS)

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 806-813

  Nandi, Arindam ^a,b   Ashok, Ashvin ^a   Kinra, Sanjay ^c   Behrman, Jere R ^d   Laxminarayan, Ramanan ^a,b,e  

^a Center for Disease Dynamics Economics and Policy   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

APCAPS; Child development; Early childhood nutrition; Hyderabad Nutrition Trial; ICDS; India

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANT WOMAN;

EID: 84963829834     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.223198     Document Type: Article

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