Dr. Kiersten Smith Derby M.D., M.P.H.
Pediatrician
500 CENTREPARK DR ASHEVILLE NC, 28805About
Dr. Kiersten Derby is a pediatrician practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. Derby is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Derby diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Derby can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Smokers with the CHRNA lung cancer-associated variants are exposed to higher levels of nicotine equivalents and a carcinogenic tobacco-specific nitrosamine.
- Nicotine metabolism in three ethnic/racial groups with different risks of lung cancer.
- Exposure to the carcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) in smokers from 3 populations with different risks of lung cancer.
- A proposed model curriculum in global child health for pediatric residents.
- Amplification or obfuscation: is localization improving our clinical understanding of phosphorus metabolism?
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