Global climate change and children's health

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1149-1152

  Shannon, Michael W ^e   Best, Dana ^e   Binns, Helen J ^e   Forman, Joel A ^e   Johnson, Christine L ^e   Karr, Catherine J ^e   Kim, Janice J ^e   Mazur, Lynnette J ^e   Roberts, James R ^e   Shea, Katherine M ^e   Blackburn, Elizabeth ^a   Anderson, Mark ^b   Savage, Sharon ^c   Rogan, Walter ^d   Spire, Paul ^e  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

^e NONE

Author keywords

Child; Climate change; Global warming; Health; Pediatric; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36048961366     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2645     Document Type: Review

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