Risk Factors For Poor Child Development
Child development can be negatively influenced by a number of risk factors, many of which have been studied in developing countries. Malnutrition, maternal depression and maternal substance abuse are three of these factors which have received particular attention by researchers, however, many more factors have been considered.
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