Residential proximity to traffic and adverse birth outcomes in Los Angeles County, California, 1994-1996

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-216

  Wilhelm, Michelle ^a   Ritz, Beate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Epidemiology; Low birth weight; Preterm birth; Traffic density

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SEASONAL VARIATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRAFFIC; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

EID: 0037293468     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.5688     Document Type: Article

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