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Children--unique and vulnerable. Environmental risks facing children and recommendations for response.

Children may be more susceptible to exposures to environmental toxins than adults and may be more vulnerable to their effects. Because of this, the health care community and those responsible for children need to be alert to possible environmental factors in identifying and responding to the health...

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Autor principal: Goldman, L R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1995
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1518910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8549460
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description Children may be more susceptible to exposures to environmental toxins than adults and may be more vulnerable to their effects. Because of this, the health care community and those responsible for children need to be alert to possible environmental factors in identifying and responding to the health problems of children. Their focus should be on the causes of the health problem, emphasizing environmental sources, and not on simply treating the symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-15189102006-07-28 Children--unique and vulnerable. Environmental risks facing children and recommendations for response. Goldman, L R Environ Health Perspect Research Article Children may be more susceptible to exposures to environmental toxins than adults and may be more vulnerable to their effects. Because of this, the health care community and those responsible for children need to be alert to possible environmental factors in identifying and responding to the health problems of children. Their focus should be on the causes of the health problem, emphasizing environmental sources, and not on simply treating the symptoms. 1995-09 /pmc/articles/PMC1518910/ /pubmed/8549460 Text en
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Children--unique and vulnerable. Environmental risks facing children and recommendations for response.
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title_full Children--unique and vulnerable. Environmental risks facing children and recommendations for response.
title_fullStr Children--unique and vulnerable. Environmental risks facing children and recommendations for response.
title_full_unstemmed Children--unique and vulnerable. Environmental risks facing children and recommendations for response.
title_short Children--unique and vulnerable. Environmental risks facing children and recommendations for response.
title_sort children--unique and vulnerable. environmental risks facing children and recommendations for response.
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