Environmental health sciences education--a tool for achieving environmental equity and protecting children.
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Environmental health sciences education--a tool for achieving environmental equity and protecting children.
Children are highly susceptible to deleterious effects of environmental toxins. Those who live in underserved communities may be particularly at risk because environmental pollution has been found to be disproportionately distributed among communities. Mounting evidence suggests that asthma rates are rising and that this disease can be caused or aggravated by air pollution. Although ambient air...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.98106849