The Case for Investing in Young Children: Contributions of the INCAP Longitudinal Study.

Food Nutr Bull

The World Bank Group, Washington, DC, USA.

Published: June 2020

This article highlights the important contributions that the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama longitudinal study has made to global development efforts. The studies have made a unique contribution to our understanding of the role of early life nutrition on many outcomes of interest to the global nutrition community and have strengthened narratives such as human capital.

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