Air pollution from incinerators and reproductive outcomes: A multisite study

Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 863-870

  Candela, Silvia ^a   Ranzi, Andrea ^b   Bonvicini, Laura ^a   Baldacchini, Flavia ^a   Marzaroli, Paolo ^a   Evangelista, Andrea ^a   Luberto, Ferdinando ^a   Carretta, Elisa ^a   Angelini, Paola ^c   Sterrantino, Anna Freni ^b   Broccoli, Serena ^a   Cordioli, Michele ^b   Ancona, Carla ^d   Forastiere, Francesco ^d  

^a Local Health Authority   (Italy)

^b ARPA Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^c Public Health Service   (Italy)

^d Department of Epidemiology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCINERATION; ITALY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCINERATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; ITALY; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; SEX RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885359652     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3182a712f1     Document Type: Article

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