Particulate pollutants and racial/ethnic disparity in feto-infant morbidity outcomes

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1679-1687

  Salihu, Hamisu M ^a,b   Ghaji, Nafisa ^c   Mbah, Alfred K ^b   Alio, Amina P ^d   August, Euna M ^b   Boubakari, Ibrahimou ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^e WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air particulate pollutants; Disparities; Feto infant; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FLORIDA; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MORBIDITY; ODDS RATIO; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871765594     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0868-8     Document Type: Article

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