Traffic-related air toxics and term low birth weight in Los Angeles County, California

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 132-138

  Wilhelm, Michelle ^a   Ghosh, Jo Kay ^a   Su, Jason ^b   Cockburn, Myles ^c   Jerrett, Michael ^b   Ritz, Beate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air toxics; Intrauterine growth retardation; Low birth weight; Traffic

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BENZENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; DIESEL FUEL; GASOLINE; MINERAL; NAPHTHALENE; NICKEL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SEA SALT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANADIUM;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOMASS BURNING; BIRTHPLACE; CAUCASIAN; COOKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOREIGN BORN MOTHER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEAT; MEAT COOKING; MOTHER; PARENTAL SCHOOLING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SEASHORE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC RELATED AIR POLLUTANT; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84855221521     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1103408     Document Type: Article

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