The association of ambient outdoor temperature throughout pregnancy and offspring birthweight: Findings from the Aberdeen Children of the 1950s cohort

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 647-657

  Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   Leon, David A ^b   Smith, George Davey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLIMATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCOTLAND; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 18744399277     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00488.x     Document Type: Article

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