Do mothers living in greener neighbourhoods have healthier babies?

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 527-528

  Richardson, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PLANTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 84905084039     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102163     Document Type: Note

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