Ambient air pollutant concentrations during pregnancy and the risk of fetal growth restriction

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 488-496

  Rich, D Q ^a,b   Demissie, K ^a,b   Lu, S E ^a,b   Kamat, L ^a   Wartenberg, D ^a,b   Rhoads, G G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EFFECT; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NEW JERSEY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67049155539     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.082792     Document Type: Article

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