The early years: silent emergency or unique opportunity?

The early years: silent emergency or unique opportunity?

Today's children will drive growth and development in the societies of tomorrow. We should be deeply concerned, therefore, that an estimated 250 million children (43%) younger than 5 years in low-income and middle-income countries are at risk of falling short of their potential because of adver...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 2017-01, Vol.389 (10064), p.11-13
Hauptverfasser: Chan, Margaret, Lake, Anthony, Hansen, Keith
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accountability
Aggression
Child development
Children
Children & youth
Childrens health
Cost control
Disaster management
Early childhood education
Emergencies
Fragility
Humans
Internal Medicine
Learning
Local communities
Low income groups
Natural disasters
Nutrition
Policies
Professional associations
Risk Factors
Sanitation
Social protection
Violence
Water conservation
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Zusammenfassung:Today's children will drive growth and development in the societies of tomorrow. We should be deeply concerned, therefore, that an estimated 250 million children (43%) younger than 5 years in low-income and middle-income countries are at risk of falling short of their potential because of adversities they face in their early, formative years.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31701-9