Relationships between air pollution and preterm birth in California

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 454-461

  Huynh, Mary ^a,c   Woodruff, Tracey J ^b   Parker, Jennifer D ^a   Schoendorf, Kenneth C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Carbon monoxide; Fine particulates; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; CALIFORNIA; CARBON MONOXIDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 33750085577     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2006.00759.x     Document Type: Article

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