Air pollution exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes in a large UK birth cohort: Use of a novel Spatio-Temporal modelling technique

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 518-530

  Hannam, Kimberly ^a,b,c   McNamee, Roseanne ^c   Baker, Philip ^d   Sibley, Colin ^a,b   Agius, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

England; Exposure estimation; Preterm birth; SGA; Small For Gestational age; Spatio Temporal model

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; BIRTH WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906856207     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3423     Document Type: Article

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