Abstract

Children are exquisitely vulnerable to environmental hazards.1 This sensitivity reflects children's unique exposures, their immaturity, and the great complexity of early human development. Exposures during prenatal windows of susceptibility can increase risk for disease in childhood and impair health across the lifespan. WHO estimates that one death in four among children worldwide could be averted by reducing hazardous environmental exposures.2

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