The clinical presentation of environmental health problems and the role of the pediatric provider. What do I do when I see children who might have an environmentally related illness?

• Published in: The Pediatric clinics of North America Vol. 48; no. 5; p. 1085
• Main Author: Goldman, L R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2001
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Environmental Exposure - prevention & control; Environmental Health; Environmental Illness - diagnosis; Female; Hazardous Substances - adverse effects; Humans; Infant; Male; Physician's Role

The practice of environmental health is concerned with the protection of the community. There are a number of tools used for assessment of environmental hazards, but environmental health is most reliant on the use of risk assessment. Risk assessment is a set of tools used to assess hazards on a comm...