No association between ambient particulate matter exposure during pregnancy and stillbirth risk in the north of England, 1962-1992

Environmental Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 118-122

  Pearce, M S ^a   Glinianaia, S V ^a   Rankin, J ^a   Rushton, S ^b   Charlton, M ^c   Parker, L ^d   Pless Mulloli, T ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Black smoke; Epidemiology; Particulate matter; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIRTH DATE; BLACK CARBON; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; DATABASE; HEALTH RISK; LOGISTICS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRATIFICATION; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKE; STILLBIRTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RISK; SMOKE; STILLBIRTH; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 71249097297     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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