Paediatric environmental health speciality units in Europe: Integrating a missing element into medical care

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 210, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 527-529

  Ortega García, Juan Antonio ^a   Ferrís i Tortajada, Josep ^b   López Andreu, Juan Alonso ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Paediatric environmental health; Paediatric environmental health speciality unit; PEHSU

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148873627     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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