The Nexus between Nutrition and Early Childhood Development

Annual Review of Nutrition

Volumn 37, Issue , 2017, Pages 447-476

  Alderman, Harold ^a   Fernald, Lia ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child stimulation; Cognitive development; Integrated nutrition programs

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 85027977739     PISSN: 01999885     EISSN: 15454312     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-071816-064627     Document Type: Review

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