Birth weight reduction associated with residence near a hazardous waste landfill

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 856-861

  Berry, Michael ^a   Bove, Frank ^b  

^a Consum and Environ Health Services ^*  (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental health; Hazardous waste; Low birth weight; Superfund

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; LANDFILL; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030714059     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.97105856     Document Type: Article

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