Social factors associated with nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure during pregnancy: The INMA-Valencia project in Spain

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 890-898

  Llop, Sabrina ^a,b   Ballester, Ferran ^a,b,c   Estarlich, Marisa ^a,b   Iñiguez, Carmen ^a,b   Ramón, Rosa ^b,d   Gonzalez, MaCarmen ^e   Murcia, Mario ^a,b   Esplugues, Ana ^a,b   Rebagliato, Marisa ^b,d  

^a Centre for Public Health Research CSISP   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d Direccion General de Salud Publica   (Spain)

^e Centro de Salud Manlleu   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Fetal development; Personal exposure; Pregnancy; Social disparities; Spain

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH IMPACT; LIFESTYLE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PARITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SPAIN; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LINEAR MODELS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; SPAIN;

EID: 79953115827     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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