Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
C hildren in many developing countries suffer from profound deficits in nutrition, health, fine and gross motor skills, cognitive development, and socioemotional development. Early childhood development outcomes are important markers of children’s welfare in their own right. In addition, the deleterious effects of inadequate development at early ages can be long lasting. Children display large ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Economía
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1533-6239
DOI: 10.1353/eco.2006.0021