Reproductive outcomes associated with noise exposure - A systematic review of the literature

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 7931-7952

  Ristovska, Gordana ^a   Laszlo, Helga Elvira ^b   Hansell, Anna L ^b,c  

^a Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Macedonia   (Macedonia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Exposure assessment; Gestation length; Noise; Review; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; NOISE POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AIRCRAFT NOISE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NOISE INJURY; NOISE POLLUTION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RAILWAY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC NOISE; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; NOISE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANIMALS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NOISE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84905660811     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110807931     Document Type: Review

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