Principles for evaluating health risks in children associated with exposure to chemicals.

This new volume in the Environmental Health Criteria (EHC) Series provides a systematic analysis of the scientific principles to be considered in assessing health risks in children; taking into account their unique susceptibilities. The terms children and child as used in this report include the sta...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Who
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : World Health Organization, 2006.
Temas:
Environmental health.
Inorganic compounds.
Organic compounds.
Risk assessment.
Children.
Environmental Pollutants > adverse effects
Hazardous Substances > adverse effects
Child
Child Development > drug effects
Risk Assessment > methods
Inorganic Chemicals
Organic Chemicals
Risk Assessment
Composés inorganiques.
Composés organiques.
Évaluation du risque.
Enfants.
organic compounds.
risk assessment.
children (people by age group)
Children
Environmental health
Inorganic compounds
Organic compounds
Risk assessment
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; NOTE TO READERS OF THE CRITERIA MONOGRAPHS; PREAMBLE; WHO TASK GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CRITERIA ON PRINCIPLES FOR EVALUATING HEALTH RISKS IN CHILDREN ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS; PREFACE; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; 1. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS; 2. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; 3. UNIQUE BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN; 4. DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE-SPECIFIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES AND OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN; 5. EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN; 6. METHODOLOGIES TO ASSESS HEALTH OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN.

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