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IJE Advance Access published online on October 28, 2009
International Journal of Epidemiology, doi:10.1093/ije/dyp316
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2009; all rights reserved.

Commentary: Early stimulation and child development

Susan P Walker

Epidemiology Research Unit, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica. E-mail: susan.walker@uwimona.edu.jm

Accepted 21 September 2009

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Large numbers of disadvantaged children in low- and middle-income countries do not attain their developmental potential.1 In this issue of the journal, Barros et al.2 report on the development of a birth cohort at the age of 2 years in Pelotas, Brazil, and demonstrate the importance of child stimulation, particularly for children whose mothers have less education. One of their main conclusions is that interventions to provide cognitive stimulation for disadvantaged children need to be designed. As the authors acknowledge, the evidence is already strong from several efficacy trials and some . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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