From measures to models: An evaluation of air pollution exposure assessment for epidemiological studies of pregnant women

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 579-586

  Nethery, E ^a   Leckie, S E ^a   Teschke, K ^a   Brauer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICLE SIZE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 50649084836     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.035337     Document Type: Article

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