The environment in pediatric practice: A study of New York pediatricians' attitudes, beliefs, and practices towards children's environmental health

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 760-772

  Trasande, Leonardo ^a   Boscarino, Joseph ^a,b   Graber, Nathan ^a   Falk, Raphael ^a   Schechter, Clyde ^c   Galvez, Maida ^a   Dunkel, George ^d   Geslani, Jessica ^d   Moline, Jacqueline ^a   Kaplan Liss, Evonne ^e   Miller, Richard K ^f   Korfmacher, Katrina ^f   Carpenter, David ^g   Forman, Joel ^a   Balk, Sophie J ^c   Laraque, Danielle ^a   Frumkin, Howard ^h   Landrigan, Philip ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^g STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^h NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

AAP; Asthma; Environmental pediatrics; HPV chemicals; New York State; Pediatrician attitudes; PEHSU

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 33748369123     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9071-4     Document Type: Article

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