Pathways to improved development for children living in poverty: A randomized effectiveness trial in rural Mexico

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 492-499

  Knauer, Heather A ^a   Kagawa, Rose M C ^a   García Guerra, Armando ^b   Schnaas, Lourdes ^c   Neufeld, Lynnette M ^d   Fernald, Lia C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PERINATOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^d GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

childhood development; developing country; intervention program; mechanisms of change; parenting behaviors

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM IMPACT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SINGING;

EID: 84994143406     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025416652248     Document Type: Article

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