Childhood Illnesses

This section of the site focuses on important childhood diseases and disorders for which evidence or clues indicate or suggest some influence by environmental contaminants, and for which nationally representative data are available.

• Respiratory Diseases
• Childhood Cancer
• Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Topic Background

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Respiratory Diseases

Measure D1: Percentage of children with asthma

Measure D2a: Percentage of children reported to have ever been diagnosed with asthma and having an asthma attack in the past 12 months, by race/ethnicity and family income

Measure D2b: Percentage of children reported to have current asthma, by race/ethnicity and family income

Measure D3: Children's emergency room visits for asthma and other respiratory causes

Measure D4: Children's hospital admissions for asthma and other respiratory causes

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Childhood Cancer

Measure D5: Cancer incidence and mortality for children under 20

Measure D6a: Cancer incidence for children under 20 by type

Measure D6b: Cancer incidence for children under 20 by type

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Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Measure D7: Children reported to have mental retardation, by race/ethnicity and family income

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