Local variations in CO and particulate air pollution and adverse birth outcomes in Los Angeles County, California, USA

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1212-1221

  Wilhelm, Michelle ^a   Ritz, Beate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Epidemiology; Low birth weight; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON MONOXIDE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 25844494449     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7751     Document Type: Article

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