Risk of congenital anomalies around a municipal solid waste incinerator: A GIS-based case-control study

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Vinceti, Marco ^a   Malagoli, Carlotta ^a   Fabbi, Sara ^a   Teggi, Sergio ^a   Rodolfi, Rossella ^b   Garavelli, Livia ^c   Astolfi, Gianni ^d   Rivieri, Francesca ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^c S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; GIS; HEALTH RISK; MAPPING; MODELING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLLUTION EFFECT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONGENITAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; ITALY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STILLBIRTH; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ABORTION, INDUCED; AIR POLLUTANTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK FACTORS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 62549091536     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-8     Document Type: Article

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