S J Balk

Summary

Affiliation: Montefiore Medical Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Teens and indoor tanning: a cancer prevention opportunity for pediatricians
    Sophie J Balk
    Children s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
    Pediatrics 131:772-85. 2013
  2. ncbi Resources for pediatricians. How do I answer questions from parents, patients, teachers, and others?
    S J Balk
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
    Pediatr Clin North Am 48:1099-111, viii. 2001
  3. ncbi Counseling parents and children on sun protection: a national survey of pediatricians
    Sophie J Balk
    Children s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
    Pediatrics 114:1056-64. 2004
  4. ncbi Teenagers and artificial tanning
    Sophie J Balk
    Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1621 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
    Pediatrics 121:1040-2. 2008
  5. ncbi The environment in pediatric practice: a study of New York pediatricians' attitudes, beliefs, and practices towards children's environmental health
    Leonardo Trasande
    Center for Children s Health and the Environment, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1057, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Urban Health 83:760-72. 2006
  6. ncbi Environmental health for practicing pediatricians
    Ruth A Etzel
    George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, D.C, USA
    Indian Pediatr 40:853-60. 2003
  7. ncbi Environmental pediatrics and its impact on government health policy
    Lynn Goldman
    Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 20815, USA
    Pediatrics 113:1146-57. 2004

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi Teens and indoor tanning: a cancer prevention opportunity for pediatricians
    Sophie J Balk
    Children s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
    Pediatrics 131:772-85. 2013
    ..Preventing exposure to artificial tanning may save lives, including young lives, and is a key cancer prevention opportunity for pediatricians...
  2. ncbi Resources for pediatricians. How do I answer questions from parents, patients, teachers, and others?
    S J Balk
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
    Pediatr Clin North Am 48:1099-111, viii. 2001
    ..They may worry about exposures even if their children have no symptoms. Occasionally, pediatricians may diagnose an illness caused by an environmental exposure but may not be familiar with the illness because it is uncommon...
  3. ncbi Counseling parents and children on sun protection: a national survey of pediatricians
    Sophie J Balk
    Children s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
    Pediatrics 114:1056-64. 2004
    ..To describe pediatricians' attitudes toward skin cancer (SC), sun protection (SP) counseling, and the quantity and content of such counseling and to identify barriers to counseling...
  4. ncbi Teenagers and artificial tanning
    Sophie J Balk
    Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1621 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
    Pediatrics 121:1040-2. 2008
  5. ncbi The environment in pediatric practice: a study of New York pediatricians' attitudes, beliefs, and practices towards children's environmental health
    Leonardo Trasande
    Center for Children s Health and the Environment, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1057, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Urban Health 83:760-72. 2006
    ..Significant demand exists for specialized centers of excellence that can evaluate environmental health concerns, and for educational opportunities...
  6. ncbi Environmental health for practicing pediatricians
    Ruth A Etzel
    George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, D.C, USA
    Indian Pediatr 40:853-60. 2003
  7. ncbi Environmental pediatrics and its impact on government health policy
    Lynn Goldman
    Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 20815, USA
    Pediatrics 113:1146-57. 2004
    ..More recently, these issues have been taken up by states and in the international arena...