Assessing the impact of the local environment on birth outcomes: A case for HLM

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 445-457

  Williams, Bryan L ^a   Pennock Román, María ^b   Suen, Hoi K ^c   Magsumbol, Melina S ^a   Ozdenerol, Esra ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b MPR Psychometric and Statistical Research and Consulting   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

African American infants; Environmental epidemiology; Environmental exposures; HLM; Low birth weight

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HIERARCHICAL LINEAR MODEL; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BIRTH WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; LINEAR MODELS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 34547757020     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500537     Document Type: Article

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