Association between ambient air pollution and birth weight in São Paulo, Brazil

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-17

  Gouveia, N ^a   Bremner, S A ^b   Novaes, H M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; WEIGHT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARBON MONOXIDE BLOOD LEVEL; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT WELFARE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SEX RATIO; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CARBON MONOXIDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PARTICLE SIZE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; URBAN HEALTH;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0347473807     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.58.1.11     Document Type: Article

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