Special vulnerability of children to environmental exposures

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 151-157

  Sly, J Leith ^a,c   Carpenter, David O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Cognitive function; Environmental chemicals; Environmental exposures

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84870894077     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2012-0024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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