The epidemiology of pediatric environmental exposures

Currently, the only national databases that are available to aid in a search to assess the effect of environmental exposures on children's health are those provided by the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units and poison control centers. Both have limitations and are largely deficient...

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Published inThe Pediatric clinics of North America Vol. 54; no. 1; p. 15
Main Authors Veal, Kathryn, Lowry, Jennifer A, Belmont, John M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2007
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Environmental Illness - epidemiology
Environmental Illness - etiology
Hazardous Substances - adverse effects
Humans
Registries
United States - epidemiology
United States
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Summary:Currently, the only national databases that are available to aid in a search to assess the effect of environmental exposures on children's health are those provided by the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units and poison control centers. Both have limitations and are largely deficient in accurate, helpful numbers. Both, however, offer insight into factors that are important to the public and health care professionals and provide some outcome data to measure morbidity and mortality. This article presents an analysis of the information in these databases about children's exposure to toxic environmental substances.
ISSN:0031-3955
DOI:10.1016/j.pcl.2006.11.002