Children's environmental health risks: A state-of-the-art conference

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 103-110

  Schneider, Dona ^a   Freeman, Natalie ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child development; Endocrine disruption; Environmental health; Pcbs

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035029734     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890109604060     Document Type: Article

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