Dynamics of Child Development: Analysis of a Longitudinal Cohort in a Very Low Income Country

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 140-149

  Galasso, Emanuela ^a   Weber, Ann ^b   Fernald, Lia C H ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

child development; nutrition; socioeconomic gradients; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; DEVELOPING WORLD; NUTRITION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

MADAGASCAR; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 85064136845     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhw065     Document Type: Article

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