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Comment
. 2015 Mar;123(3):A70.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.123-A70.

Roadmap for children's health: controlling diverse environmental exposures in Latin America

Carol Potera
Comment

Roadmap for children's health: controlling diverse environmental exposures in Latin America

Carol Potera. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Mar.
No abstract available

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Smelters like this complex in La Oroya, Peru, have contributed to widespread metal pollution in Latin America. © Fernando Moleres/Panos Pictures
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  • Children's health in Latin America: the influence of environmental exposures.
    Laborde A, Tomasina F, Bianchi F, Bruné MN, Buka I, Comba P, Corra L, Cori L, Duffert CM, Harari R, Iavarone I, McDiarmid MA, Gray KA, Sly PD, Soares A, Suk WA, Landrigan PJ. Laborde A, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Mar;123(3):201-9. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1408292. Epub 2014 Dec 5. Environ Health Perspect. 2015. PMID: 25499717 Free PMC article. Review.

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