Introduction
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This introductory section outlines why we utilize the D-score: reviewing key discussions about the first 1000 days in a child’s life (1.1.1) highlighting the relevance of early childhood development for later life (1.1.2) discussing the use of stunting as a proxy for development (1.1.3) pointing to existing instruments to quantify neurocognitive development (1.1.4) explaining why we have written this chapter (1.1.5) delineating the intended audience (1.1.6). (C) 2021 van Buuren S and Eekhout I. Creative Commons, CC BY-NC-ND
TNO Identifier
993357
ISBN
9781000805536 ; 9781032106342
Publisher
CRC Press
Source title
Child Development with the D-score
Editor(s)
Buuren, S. van
Eekhout, I.
Eekhout, I.
Place of publication
Boca Raton
Pages
3-7