Children as a vulnerable group in mass gathering
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Children as a vulnerable population.
Children are not little adults. They have unique patterns of environmental exposure and developmentally determined susceptibilities that increase their risk of disease following toxic environmental exposure. Evidence is accumulating that children's exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment is contributing to changing patterns of pediatric disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1999-7086,1999-7094
DOI: 10.5339/jemtac.2020.qhc.4