Neighbourhood socioeconomic status, maternal education and adverse birth outcomes among mothers living near highways

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 695-700

  Genereux M ^a,d   Auger, N ^a,b   Goneau, M ^b   Daniel, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Secteur Enseignement Recherche   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MOTHER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUEBEC; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

CANADA; MONTREAL; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 47949104818     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.066167     Document Type: Article

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