Exposure to ambient air pollution during pregnancy and preterm birth: A Spanish multicenter birth cohort study

Environmental Research

Volumn 147, Issue , 2016, Pages 50-58

  Estarlich, Marisa ^a,b   Ballester, Ferran ^a,b   Davdand, Payam ^b,c,d   Llop, Sabrina ^a,b   Esplugues, Ana ^a,b   Fernández Somoano, Ana ^b,e   Lertxundi, Aitana ^b,g,h   Guxens, Mònica ^b,c,d,i   Basterrechea, Mikel ^b,f,h   Tardón, Adonina ^b,e   Sunyer, Jordi ^b,c,d   Iñiguez, Carmen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^f Basque Government   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^h BIODONOSTIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

ⁱ SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cohort; Pregnancy; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; AIR POLLUTANT;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BENZENE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH RISK; INFANT MORTALITY; META-ANALYSIS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LAND USE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPAIN; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOXICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ASTURIAS; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; BASQUE COUNTRY [SPAIN]; CATALONIA; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; GIPUZKOA; SABADELL; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84956668084     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.01.037     Document Type: Article

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