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The Effects of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Children and Mothers’ Health

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Air pollution and climate change have numerous health hazards for pregnant mothers and children. Therefore, environmental protection activities should be considered a health priority. The importance of environmental factors on maternal and child health care should be considered one of the main public health priorities for primordial/primary prevention of chronic diseases.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hezar Jerib Avenue, Isfahan, Iran

    Roya Kelishadi M.D.

  2. Environment Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

    Parinaz Poursafa Ph.D.

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  1. John Muir Institute of the Environment University of California, Dept. of Pediatrics, School of Medicine Center for Health & the Environment, Davis, California, USA

    Kent E. Pinkerton

  2. and Environmental Medicine New York University School of Medicine, Div. of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine; Depts. of Medicine,, New York, New York, USA

    William N. Rom

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Kelishadi, R., Poursafa, P. (2014). The Effects of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Children and Mothers’ Health. In: Pinkerton, K., Rom, W. (eds) Global Climate Change and Public Health. Respiratory Medicine, vol 7. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8417-2_15

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