Maternal exposure to heatwave and preterm birth in Brisbane, Australia

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 120, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1631-1641

  Wang, J ^a   Williams, G ^b   Guo, Y ^b   Pan, X ^c   Tong, S ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Hazards ratio; heatwave; preterm birth; survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS; HAZARD RATIO; HEAT STRESS; HEATWAVE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

HAZARDS RATIO; HEATWAVE; PRETERM BIRTH; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AUSTRALIA; EXTREME HEAT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887649745     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12397     Document Type: Article

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