Environmental toxins; their impact on children's health

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 244-250

  Grigg, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; DIOXIN; LEAD; MERCURY; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; TOXIN;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN; LANDFILL; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; LEAD; MERCURY;

EID: 1542377371     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2002.022202     Document Type: Review

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