Effects of meteorological conditions on pregnancy outcome: Literature review;Conséquences des conditions météorologiques sur l'issue de la grossesse: Revue de la littérature

Environnement, Risques et Sante

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 128-141

  Laaidi, Mohamed ^a   Boumendil, Ariane ^a   Tran, Thi Chien ^a   Kaba, Hady ^a   Rozenberg, Patrick ^c   Aegerter, Philippe ^a,b  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^c Poissy/Saint Germain en Laye Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Fetal growth retardation; Meteorology; Pregnancy; Premature birth

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIRTH RATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATERING SERVICE; CLIMATE; CONCEPTION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LATITUDE; MEDLINE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIODICITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 79957491179     PISSN: 16350421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ers.2011.0432     Document Type: Review

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