The National Children's Study: An Opportunity for Medical Toxicology

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-165

  Mortensen, Mary Ellen ^a   Hirschfeld, Steven ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Cohort study; Environment; National Children's Study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SOCIAL ASPECT; STUDY DESIGN; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 84862487602     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-011-0197-8     Document Type: Article

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