Preterm delivery among people living around Portland cement plants

Environmental Research

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-68

  Yang, Chun Yuh ^a   Chang, Chih Ching ^a   Tsai, Shang Shyue ^a   Chuang, Hung Yi ^a   Ho, Chi Kung ^a   Wu, Trong Neng ^a   Sung, Fung Chang ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Epidemiology; Infant; Portland cement dust; Preterm

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CEMENT; HEALTH RISK; MATERNAL HEALTH; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SEX;

KAOHSIUNG; TAIWAN;

EID: 0037403512     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-9351(02)00055-5     Document Type: Article

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