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EHS on Kids,Brains &
Neurotoxocity
Date: 07/02/2000
Thought these artciles may be of interest to some of you.
AK Macleod
EHP Supplement
Volume 108 (Supplement 3) June 2000
Developing Brain and Environment
Identifying Critical Windows of Exposure for Children's Health
An association has been found between exposure to toxic chemicals and various neurodevelopmental disorders such as learning disabilities,
intellectual retardation, dyslexia, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism, and propensity to violence.
Timing of exposure can be critical to the development of these disorders that currently affect millions of children.
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2000/suppl-3/toc.html
Environmental Health Perspectives
Volume 108, Number 6 June 2000
On the Cover: The risks that children face from environmental exposures may be different from the risks to adults from the same exposures. This
issue of EHP addresses some of these risks to children and examines monitoring methods and exposure assessment models used to determine
these risks.
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2000/108-6/toc.html
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AK Macleod; tq97@philly.infi.net
PIAT (Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology)
Institute on Disabilities UAP/Temple University
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