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Handbook of pediatric environmental health / author Committee on Environmental Health, American Academy of Pediatrics ; Ruth A. Etzel, editor ; Sophie J. Balk, associate editor.
Holman Biotech Commons RJ383 .H36 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmentally induced diseases in children--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Environmentally induced diseases in children.
- Children and the environment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Children and the environment.
- Pediatric toxicology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Pediatric toxicology.
- Children--Diseases--Environmental aspects.
- Children.
- Environmental Illness.
- Children--Diseases.
- Environmental Exposure--adverse effects.
- Environmental Exposure--prevention & control.
- Environmental Health.
- Medical Subjects:
- Environmental Illness.
- Environmental Exposure--adverse effects.
- Environmental Exposure--prevention & control.
- Environmental Health.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 721 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Other Title:
- Pediatric environmental health
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : American Academy of Pediatrics, 2003.
- Contents:
- 2. Developmental Toxicity: Special Considerations Based on Age and Developmental Stage 9
- 3. Breastfeeding 25
- 4. How to Take an Environmental History 37
- 5. How to Do a Home Inventory of Environmental Hazards 47
- II. Chemical and Physical Hazards
- 6. Air Pollutants, Indoor 51
- 7. Air Pollutants, Outdoor 69
- 8. Arsenic 87
- 9. Asbestos 99
- 10. Carbon Monoxide 113
- 11. Electric and Magnetic Fields 125
- 12. Endocrine Disruptors 139
- 13. Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Smoking Cessation 147
- 14. Food Contaminants 165
- 15. Gasoline and Its Additives 181
- 16. Herbs, Dietary Supplements, and Other Remedies 193
- 17. Ionizing Radiation (Including Radon) 215
- 18. Irradiation of Food 235
- 19. Lead 249
- 20. Mercury 267
- 21. Nickel, Manganese, and Chromium 283
- 22. Nitrates and Nitrites in Water 301
- 23. Noise 311
- 24. Pesticides 323
- 25. Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Dibenzofurans, and Dibenzodioxins 361
- 26. Ultraviolet Light 371
- 27. Water Pollutants 393
- III. Environments
- 28. Child Care Settings 417
- 29. Preconceptional and Prenatal Exposures 443
- 30. Schools 459
- 31. Waste Sites 477
- 32. Workplaces 493
- IV. Complex Situations
- 33. Arts and Crafts 515
- 34. Asthma 523
- 35. Cancer 549
- 36. Chemical-Biological Terrorism 573
- 37. Environmental Disparities 585
- 38. Multiple Chemical Sensitivities 597
- 39. Nontherapeutic Use of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture 609
- 40. Environmental Threats to Children's Health in Developing Countries 619
- V. Communicating About Environmental Health
- 41. Communicating About Risk 635
- 42. Environmental Health Advocacy 641
- 43. Risk Assessment and Risk Management 653
- A. AAP Policy Statements and Technical Reports From the Committee on Environmental Health 665
- B. Resources for Environmental Health 671
- C. Curricula for Environmental Education in Schools 683
- D. Common Abbreviations 687
- E. Chairs of the AAP Committee on Environmental Health 691
- F. AAP Patient Education Materials Related to Environmental Health Issues 693.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1581101112
- OCLC:
- 55037551
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