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How Are Children Different from Adults?

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: Several factors alter an individual's risk for an environmentally related illness. A major determinant is the age of the individual. The toxicodynamic processes that determine exposure, absorption, metabolism, excretion, and tissue vulnerability are all age related. This paper discusses each of these processes and their variability with age, and illustrates these points with examples of environmentally related disease cases.

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.95103s67

Author: C F Bearer

Institution: Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Human Health and Disease

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,500