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Workshop to develop a framework for assessing risks to children from exposure to environmental agents.

Characterization of children's health risks from environmental exposures requires special consideration of life-stage-specific periods of unique susceptibility in relation to childhood activities, behaviors, and intakes. At a workshop in Stowe, Vermont, in mid-summer 2001, 54 experts developed...

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Autores principales: Olin, Stephen S, Sonawane, Babasaheb R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241657/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12948894
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Sumario:Characterization of children's health risks from environmental exposures requires special consideration of life-stage-specific periods of unique susceptibility in relation to childhood activities, behaviors, and intakes. At a workshop in Stowe, Vermont, in mid-summer 2001, 54 experts developed a systematic conceptual framework for assessing the impact of these factors on children's risks. This meeting report provides a brief overview of the workshop.