Maternal exposure to ambient PM2.5 and term low birthweight in the State of Georgia

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 92-100

  Twum, Claudia ^a   Zhu, Jianmin ^b   Wei, Yudan ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

air pollution; low birthweight; maternal exposure; PM2.5

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; GEORGIA; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NEWBORN; PARTICLE SIZE; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOXICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955204298     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2015.1061110     Document Type: Article

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