Environmental threats to the health of children: the Asian perspective.

989 Environmental Threats to the Health of Children: The Asian Perspective David O. Carpenter,1 Fook Tim Chew,2 Terri Damstra,3 Le Hung Lam,4 Philip J. Landrigan,5 Irma Makalinao,6 Genandrialine L. Peralta,7 and William A. Suk 8 1School of Public Health, University at Albany, Rensselaer, New York, USA; 2Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore; 3WHO-IPCS/IRRU, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA; 4Hanoi School of Public Health, Hanoi, Vietnam; 5Center for Childrens’ Health and the Environment, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA; 6National Poison Controls and Information Service, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines College of Medicine, Manila, Republic of the Philippines; 7 Environmental Engineering, National Engineering Center, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Republic of the Philippines; 8Division of Extramural Research and Training, Office of Program Development, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA