Changes in children's exposure as a function of age and the relevance of age definitions for exposure and health risk assessment

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Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Thompson, Kimberly M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BREAST FEEDING; CALCULATION; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INGESTION; INHALATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MICROENVIRONMENT; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; SURFACE SOIL; TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25144483413     PISSN: 15310132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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