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Author:   David C. Bellinger ,  David C. Bellinger ,  Deborah Rice (Maine Center of Disease Control, Augusta, USA) ,  Bernard Weiss (University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.133kg
ISBN:  

9780824729882

ISBN 10:   0824729889
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   06 April 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Lead. Alcohol. EMERGING STORIES: OUTSTANDING ISSUES AND DATA NEEDS. PART A: ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS. Methylmercury. Polychlorinated Biphenyls. Solvents. Pesticides. PART B: MEDICINALS. Retinoids.. Chemotherapeutic Drugs. PART C: RECREATIONAL SUBSTANCE USE. Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and ETS. Cocaine. IMPROVING THE ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EXPOSURE AND CLINICAL DISEASE: DATA AND METHODS NEEDS. PART 1: EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT AND PHARMACOKINETIC MODELS. . Metals. Pesticides. Drugs of Abuse.. PART 2: ENDPOINT ASSESSMENT. Parallels Between Animal and Human Models of Nerobehavioral Disorders: General Considerations. Neuropsycchological Assessment Issues and Strategies. Role of Neuroimaging. Childhood Exposures and Adult Disease. PART 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND DEFINING BASES OF INDIVIDUAL SUSEPTIBILITY.. The Experimentalist Perspective. Applications of Structural Equation Modeling.. The Social-Ecological Perspective. Molecular Mechanisms.. PART 4: INCREASING THE RELEVANCE AND UTILITY OF DATA FROM DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROTOXICITY STUDIES TO CLINICAL PRACTICE AND TO RISK ASSESSMENT. Ethical Considerations. The Political and Economic Contexts.. Clinician Perspective. Public Health Perspective.

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