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Protecting Children from Environmental Toxins

Bruce P. Lanphear, Charles V. Vorhees, David C. Bellinger

PLoS Medicine · 2005 · 50 citations · 66 references

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Lanphear and colleagues argue that the existing requirements in the US for toxicity testing and regulation of pesticides and industrial chemicals are inadequate to safeguard children

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