Seasonal variation in fetal growth: Accounting for sociodemographic, biological, and environmental exposures

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74.e1-74.e7

  Pereira, Gavin ^a,b,c   Cook, Angus ^a,c   Haggar, Fatima ^a   Bower, Carol ^b   Nassar, Natasha ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma ^*  (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

air pollution; fetal growth; pregnancy; temperature; weather

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SUMMER; SUNLIGHT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WINTER;

EID: 84455161006     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.07.038     Document Type: Article

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