The issue of confounding in epidemiological studies of ambient air pollution and pregnancy outcomes

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 500-504

  Strickland, M J ^a,b   Klein, M ^a   Darrow, L A ^a   Flanders, W D ^a   Correa, A ^b   Marcus, M ^a   Tolbert, P E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EFFECT; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; VALIDITY;

AIR POLLUTION; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 67049117734     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.080499     Document Type: Article

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