The influence of secondhand smoke exposure on birth outcomes in Jordan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 616-634

  Abu Baker, Nesrin N ^a   Haddad, Linda ^b   Savage, Christine ^c  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Environmental tobacco smoke; Jordan; Neonates weight; Secondhand Smoke (SHS)

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE; PASSIVE SMOKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; JORDAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

BIRTH WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JORDAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 77949689709     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7020616     Document Type: Article

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