Assessing exposure metrics for PM and birth weight models

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 469-477

  Gray, Simone C ^a   Edwards, Sharon E ^b   Miranda, Marie Lynn ^b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; birth outcomes; birth weight; exposure metrics; particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION; BIRTH WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NORTH CAROLINA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77953873376     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2009.52     Document Type: Article

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