Prevention of disability in children: Elevating the role of environment

Future of Children

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 193-217

  Ranch, Stephen A ^a   Lanphear, Bruce P ^b  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NEWBORN; POLLUTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED CHILDREN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861954064     PISSN: 10548289     EISSN: 15501558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/foc.2012.0006     Document Type: Article

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