From surviving to thriving: What evidence is needed to move early child-development interventions to scale?

Mark Tomlinson

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002557

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From surviving to thriving: What evidence is needed to move early child-development interventions to scale?

Mark Tomlinson

* E-mail: markt@sun.ac.za

Affiliations Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, Centre of Excellence in Human Development, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-3444

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From surviving to thriving: What evidence is needed to move early child-development interventions to scale?

Mark Tomlinson

Published: April 24, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002557

About the Authors

Mark Tomlinson

* E-mail: markt@sun.ac.za

Affiliations Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, Centre of Excellence in Human Development, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-3444

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and the author of this manuscript has the following competing interest: MT is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine.

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