Generation of global political priority for early childhood development: the challenges of framing and governance

The Lancet

Volumn 389, Issue 10064, 2017, Pages 119-124

  Shawar, Yusra Ribhi ^a   Shiffman, Jeremy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONSENSUS; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; NOTE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOLOGY; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLITICS;

EID: 85002498058     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31574-4     Document Type: Note

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