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Children, Youth and Developmental Science in the 2015-2030 Global Sustainable Development Goals
Abbie Raikes,
Hirokazu Yoshikawa,
Pia Rebello Britto, Iheoma Iruka,
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Abbie Raikes
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Abbie Raikes, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986075, Omaha, NE, 68198. [email protected]. Yoshikawa's work on this article was partially supported by a grant from the NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute to the Global TIES for Children Center at New York University.Search for more papers by this authorHirokazu Yoshikawa
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University
Search for more papers by this authorAbbie Raikes,
Hirokazu Yoshikawa,
Pia Rebello Britto, Iheoma Iruka,
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Abbie Raikes
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Abbie Raikes, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986075, Omaha, NE, 68198. [email protected]. Yoshikawa's work on this article was partially supported by a grant from the NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute to the Global TIES for Children Center at New York University.Search for more papers by this authorHirokazu Yoshikawa
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University
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