A Case-Crossover Study of Temperature and Infant Mortality in California

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 407-415

  Basu, Rupa ^a   Pearson, Dharshani ^a   Sie, Lillian ^b   Broadwin, Rachel ^a  

^a California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; case crossover; death; infant; mortality; neonatal; post neonatal; temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THERMOREGULATION; UNITED STATES; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; CALIFORNIA; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NEWBORN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEASON; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TRENDS;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CALIFORNIA; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEASONS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84938992682     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12204     Document Type: Article

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