PM10 air pollution exposure during pregnancy and term low birth weight in Allegheny County, PA, 1994–2000
| Autor: | Judy Rager, Xiaohui Xu, Evelyn O. Talbott, Jeanne V. Zborowski, Conrad D. Volz, Vincent C. Arena, Ravi K. Sharma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Birth weight Gestational Age Pregnancy Air Pollution Epidemiology medicine Humans Sex Ratio Particle Size Fetal Growth Retardation Obstetrics business.industry Infant Newborn Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Gestational age Odds ratio Infant Low Birth Weight Pennsylvania medicine.disease Low birth weight Maternal Exposure Gestation Population study Female Particulate Matter medicine.symptom business Demography |
| Zdroj: | International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 84:251-257 |
| ISSN: | 1432-1246 0340-0131 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00420-010-0545-z |
| Popis: | Low birth weight has been associated with increased risks of mortality and/or morbidity in childhood and adulthood. Epidemiological studies suggest that maternal exposure to air pollution, especially particulate matter during pregnancy, is associated with an increased risk of delivering a low birth weight infant. The aim of this study is to explore the association between exposure to particulate matter (PM10) during pregnancy and term low birth weight (LBW: birth weight |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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