TY - JOUR T1 - Biomarkers in paediatric research and practice JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 594 LP - 600 DO - 10.1136/adc.2003.048819 VL - 90 IS - 6 AU - B P Lanphear AU - C F Bearer Y1 - 2005/06/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/90/6/594.abstract N2 - Children’s health is, to a large extent, a function of their environment. Infectious agents remain the leading cause of death and disability in the world. In contrast, many of the new morbidities—asthma, intellectual impairments, behavioural problems, and cancer—are linked with industrial pollutants or other environmental influences. Our understanding of the risk factors for many diseases is incomplete, but it is widely recognised that disability and death result largely from interactions of environmental factors, broadly defined, and host susceptibility.1–3 ER -