 | Everyday Environmental Toxins: Children's Exposure Risks Subjects: Bioscience; Engineering & Technology; Medicine Dentistry Nursing & Allied Health; Toxicology; Civil Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering; Medicine; Environmental & Ecological Toxicology; Environmental Health; Pediatrics & Child Health; This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.This collection of timely chapters presents a nuanced study of environmental toxins and the risks they pose to children's development. The book details the impact of a number of commonplace environmental toxins, focusing on everyday exposure to tobacco smoke, lead, pesticides, and flame retardant Areej Hassan MD, MPH, is an attending physician at Boston Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She completed her pediatric residency at Hasbro Children's Hospital,, Providence, Rhode Island, prior to training in adolescent medicine at Boston Children's. In addition to primary care, Dr. Hassan focuses her clinical interests on reproductive endocrinology and international health. She also maintains an active role in medical education and has particular interest in building and developing innovative teaching tools through open educational resources. She currently teaches, consults, and is involved in pediatric and adolescent curricula development at multiple sites abroad in Central America and Southeast Asia. |
