Irum Gilani, Siham Sikander.
Measuring cognitive potential of children in Pakistan: building up a case.
Pak J Public Health Jan ;3(4):39-43.

Children in developing countries are not fulfilling their potential for growth, cognitive or socio-emotional development. Children living in poverty are exposed to increasing number of risks, and the cumulative effects of these risk factors on development become more evident as children get older. Development is thus malleable and can be enhanced by interventions affecting the child, the environment or both. Evidence-based intelligence testing can justify allocation of resources for mainstreaming children with below-average cognitive potential. In this background, this review was conducted with an overall aim to build up a case for the assessment of cognitive potential of children in Pakistan to develop interventions if the children are not achieving their full cognitive potential

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