Expanding the evidence base to drive more productive early childhood investment

The Lancet

Volumn 389, Issue 10064, 2017, Pages 14-16

  Shonkoff, Jack P ^a,b,c   Radner, James M ^c,d,e   Foote, Nathaniel ^c,e,f  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e TruePoint Center   (United States)

^f Center for Higher Ambition Leadership   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PROTECTION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; INVESTMENT; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRODUCTIVITY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; INVESTMENTS;

EID: 85002388881     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31702-0     Document Type: Note

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