Methods This paper arose from an extensive literature review undertaken in developing the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study, a multicentre national …
When environmental health problems arise in a community, policymakers must be able to reconcile the first-hand experience of local residents with recommendations by scientists. In …
The effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on health are well documented in adulthood, but far less is known about its effects in childhood. The authors reviewed the literature and found …
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the relationship between prenatal exposure to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and child intelligence. METHODS: Children of …
| 44| BREAST CANCER every three minutes and another woman will die of breast cancer every twelve minutes. The lifetime likelihood of a woman's getting breast cancer is one in …
Our prospective cohort study of nonsmoking African-American and Dominican mothers and children in New York City is evaluating the role of prenatal exposure to urban pollutants …
E Chen, MD Hanson, LQ Paterson, MJ Griffin… - Journal of allergy and …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although social environment variables such as socioeconomic status (SES) have been linked to childhood asthma, little is known about the psychobiological …
RB Miller, C Small - Environmental Science & Policy, 2003 - Elsevier
The rapidly expanding urban areas of the world constitute an environmental challenge for the 21st century that requires both new analytic approaches and new sources of data and …
G Canino, EL McQuaid, CS Rand - Journal of allergy and clinical …, 2009 - Elsevier
Substantial research has documented pervasive disparities in the prevalence, severity, and morbidity of asthma among minority populations compared with non-Latino white subjects …