Adolescent Health and the Environment
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Adolescent health and the environment.
The effects of toxicants depend on the dose and the time in the life span when exposure occurs. The biology of adolescence is distinctive and provides opportunities for unique actions of toxicants both in terms of disruption of function and disruption of maturation. Maturation of a number of organ systems occurs during this period, including not only the reproductive system but also the respira...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0091-6765
DOI: 10.2307/3454355