Air pollution exposure in early pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A register-based cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Olsson, David ^a   Mogren, Ingrid ^a   Forsberg, Bertil ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL ASTHMA; PARITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SWEDEN;

EID: 84874644368     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001955     Document Type: Article

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