Incorporating environmental health into pediatric medical and nursing education

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 112, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 1755-1760

  McCurdy, Leyla Erk ^a   Roberts, James ^b   Rogers, Bonnie ^c   Love, Rebecca ^a   Etzel, Ruth ^d   Paulson, Jerome ^e   Witherspoon, Nsedu Obot ^e   Dearry, Allen ^f  

^a National Environmental Education Foundation   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Children's Environmental Health Network   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Environmental health; Medical Student; Nursing; Nursing student; Pediatrics; Resident

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

CHILD; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, NURSING; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 10944254109     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7166     Document Type: Article

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