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Why Is Sun Protection in Children Virtually Ignored?
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:874.
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AS PRESIDENT Bush's pollsters have informed him, Americans seem to care
a great deal about environmental hazards, placing special value on clean air
and water. It is not difficult to generate public excitement about campaigns
against secondhand smoke, lead, asbestos, pesticides, and other toxins. Toxic
waste dumps are perceived by nearby communities as ticking time bombs. The
omnipresent fear of cancer and other chronic diseases, whose causes remain
unknown, probably generates the most anxiety. Patients ponder any previous
actions or exposures that might have brought on their maladies. The need to
blame is irresistible whether or not the association is supported by scientific
data. Sadly, as illustrated by such popular books and movies as A Civil Action and Erin Brockovich, there
is no shortage of real corporate villains to sow seeds of destruction into
the environment.
In this issue of the ARCHIVES, Johnson and colleagues1
produce yet another study . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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