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Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B
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Volume 10, 2007 - Issue 1-2: Children's Health and the Environment: Review of Certain Chemicals and Canadian Governmental Policies
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Original Articles

Environmental Hazards: Evidence for Effects on Child Health

Donald T. Wigle McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, OntarioCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tye E. Arbuckle Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
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Mark Walker Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
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Michael G. Wade Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
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Shiliang Liu Centre for Healthy Human Development, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Daniel Krewski McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Pages 3-39 | Published online: 10 Dec 2007

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