A study protocol to evaluate the relationship between outdoor air pollution and pregnancy outcomes

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Ribeiro, Manuel C ^a   Pereira, Maria J ^a   Soares, Amílcar ^a   Branquinho, Cristina ^b   Augusto, Sofia ^b   Llop, Esteve ^b   Fonseca, Susana ^c   Nave, Joaquim G ^c   Tavares, António B ^d   Dias, Carlos M ^d   Silva, Ana ^e   Selemane, Ismael ^f   De Toro, Joaquin ^e   Santos, Mário J ^e   Santos, Fernanda ^e  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^e Centro de Saúde de Santiago Do Cacém   (Portugal)

^f Centro de Saúde de Grândola   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNCERTAINTY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77957901879     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-613     Document Type: Article

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