Addressing environmental contaminants in pediatric practice

Pediatrics in Review

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 190-200

  Catherine, Karr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ARSENIC; ASBESTOS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIOXIN; DRINKING WATER; LEAD; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; NITRATE; NITRITE; PESTICIDE; RADON; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

AIR QUALITY; BIOREMEDIATION; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEDIATRICS; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; SCHOOL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 79955760037     PISSN: 01919601     EISSN: 15263347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/pir.32-5-190     Document Type: Review

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