Maternal benzene exposure and low birth weight risk in the United States: A natural experiment in gasoline reformulation

Environmental Research

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 139-146

  Zahran, Sammy ^a   Weiler, Stephan ^a   Mielke, Howard W ^b,c   Pena, Anita Alves ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene ambient concentration; Benzene emissions; Birth weight; Low birth weight

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; GASOLINE;

AMBIENT AIR; BENZENE; CHILDBEARING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; PETROLEUM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRAFFIC EMISSION; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GASOLINE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856236225     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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