There is increasing evidence that environmental toxicants affect kids' health. Given this reality, pediatricians need to know the most important environmental health questions to ask, and what resources to draw from.
Sophie J. Balk, MD
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DR. BALK is professsor of clinical pediatrics at the Albert Einstein college of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. The author has nothing to disclose in regard to affiliations with, or financial interests in, any organization that may have an interest in an
Articles by Sophie J. Balk, MD
There is increasing evidence that environmental toxicants affect kids' health. Given this reality, pediatricians need to know the most important environmental health questions to ask, and what resources to draw from.
Persistence coupled with effective counseling and pharmacotherapy are the keys to good results without a huge investment of time.
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