Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 421-424 , November 2009

Chemical Policy and the Impact on Child Health

  • Karen G. Duderstadt, PhD, RN, CPNP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Karen G. Duderstadt, PhD, RN, CPNP, University of California–San Francisco School of Nursing, Box 0606 N411Y, San Francisco, CA 94143-0606.

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 Conflict of interest: None to report.

PII: S0891-5245(09)00245-4

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.08.005

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 421-424 , November 2009