The association between fine particulate matter exposure during pregnancy and preterm birth: A meta-analysis

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Sun, Xiaoli ^a   Luo, Xiping ^a   Zhao, Chunmei ^a   Chung Ng, Rachel Wai ^b   Lim, Chi Eung Danforn ^b,c   Zhang, Bo ^d   Liu, Tao ^e,f  

^a GUANGDONG WOMEN AND CHILDREN HOSPITAL   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^f Guangdong Provincial Key Medical Discipline of Twelfth Five Year Plan   (China)

Author keywords

Adverse pregnancy outcome; Fine particulate matter; Meta analysis; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH;

PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84947233991     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0738-2     Document Type: Article

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