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PRINCIPLES FOR EVALUATING HEALTH RISKS IN CHILDREN ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALSFirst drafts prepared by Dr Germaine Buck Louis, Bethesda, USA; Dr Terri Damstra, Research Triangle Park, USA; Dr Fernando DíazBarriga, San Luis Potosi, Mexico; Dr Elaine Faustman, Washington, USA; Dr Ulla Hass, Soborg, Denmark; Dr Robert Kavlock, Research Triangle Park, USA; Dr Carole Kimmel, Washington, USA; Dr Gary Kimmel, Silver Spring, USA; Dr Kannan Krishnan, Montreal, Canada; Dr UlrikeLuderer, Irvine, USA; and Dr Linda Sheldon, Research Triangle Park, USA

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WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Principles for evaluating health risks in children associated with exposure to chemicals (Environmental health criteria ; 237) “First drafts prepared by Dr Germaine Buck Louis ... [et al.].” 1.Environmentalhealth. 2.Risk assessment. 3.Child. 4.Organic chemicals - adverse effects. 5.Inorganic chemicals - adverse effects. 6.Environmental exposure. I.Louis, Germaine Buck. II.World Health Organization. III.Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals. IV.Series. ISBN 92 4 157237 X ISBN 978 92 4 157237 8 ISSN 0250-863X (NLM classification: WA 30.5)

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