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Textbook of Children's Environmental Health
. Ed(S): Landrigan, Philip J.; Etzel, Ruth A.
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Description for Textbook of Children's Environmental Health
The first-ever Textbook of Children's Environmental Health codifies the knowledge base in this rapidly emerging field and offers an authoritative and comprehensive guide for public health officers, clinicians and researchers working to improve child health. Editor(s): Landrigan, Philip J.; Etzel, Ruth A. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: MBNH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 185 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Over the past four decades, the prevalence of autism, asthma, ADHD, obesity, diabetes, and birth defects have grown substantially among children around the world. Not coincidentally, more than 80,000 new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during this same period. Today the World Health Organization attributes 36% of all childhood deaths to environmental causes. Children's environmental health is a new and expanding discipline that studies the profound impact of chemical and environmental hazards on child health. Amid mounting evidence that children are exquisitely sensitive to their environment-and that exposure during their developmental "windows of ... Read more
Over the past four decades, the prevalence of autism, asthma, ADHD, obesity, diabetes, and birth defects have grown substantially among children around the world. Not coincidentally, more than 80,000 new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during this same period. Today the World Health Organization attributes 36% of all childhood deaths to environmental causes. Children's environmental health is a new and expanding discipline that studies the profound impact of chemical and environmental hazards on child health. Amid mounting evidence that children are exquisitely sensitive to their environment-and that exposure during their developmental "windows of ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199929573
SKU
V9780199929573
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About . Ed(S): Landrigan, Philip J.; Etzel, Ruth A.
Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, is a pediatrician, epidemiologist, and internationally recognized pioneer in children's environmental health. His studies of childhood lead poisoning catalyzed the removal of lead from gasoline -- an action that reduced childhood lead poisoning by 95% and has raised the IQ of children around the world. His studies on children's vulnerability to pesticides triggered passage of ... Read more
Reviews for Textbook of Children's Environmental Health
A landmark textbook on the many facets of children's environmental health, edited by two eminent pioneers in the field. By covering the many facets of children's environmental health, this textbook will help to inform and engage participants in this most critical issue of our time.
The Lancet
The Lancet