Developmental disabilities among children younger than 5 years in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

• Main Authors: Bolajoko O. Olusanya (Author), Adrian C. Davis (Author), Donald Wertlieb (Author), Nem-Yun Boo (Author), M.K.C. Nair (Author), Ricardo Halpern (Author), Hannah Kuper (Author), Cecilia Breinbauer (Author), Petrus J de Vries (Author), Melissa Gladstone (Author), Neal Halfon (Author), Vijaya Kancherla (Author), Mphelekedzeni C. Mulaudzi (Author), Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige (Author), Felix A. Ogbo (Author), Jacob O. Olusanya (Author), Andrew N. Williams (Author), Scott M. Wright (Author), Helena Manguerra (Author), Alison Smith (Author), Michelle Echko (Author), Chad Ikeda (Author), Angela Liu (Author), Anoushka Millear (Author), Katherine Ballesteros (Author), Emma Nichols (Author), Holly E. Erskine (Author), Damian Santomauro (Author), Zane Rankin (Author), Mari Smith (Author), Harvey A. Whiteford (Author), Helen E. Olsen (Author), Nicholas J. Kassebaum (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: Background: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mandate systematic monitoring of the health and wellbeing of all children to achieve optimal early childhood development. However, global epidemiological data on children with developmental disabilities are scarce. The Global Burden of Di...