Assessing the impact of race, social factors and air pollution on birth outcomes: A population-based study

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Gray, Simone C ^a   Edwards, Sharon E ^b   Schultz, Bradley D ^a   Miranda, Marie Lynn ^b,c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Exposure predictions; Pregnancy outcomes; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; NORTH CAROLINA; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894281681     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-4     Document Type: Article

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