Preterm birth and its associations with residence and ambient vehicular traffic exposure

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 111.e1-111.e10

  Kahr, Maike K ^a   Suter, Melissa A ^a   Ballas, Jerasimos ^a   Ramphul, Ryan ^a   Lubertino, Graciela ^b   Hamilton, Winifred J ^a   Aagaard, Kjersti M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Houston Galveston Area Council   (United States)

Author keywords

geospatial analysis; neighborhood; pregnancy outcome; preterm birth; traffic density exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SMOKING; NEIGHBORHOOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUBURBAN AREA; TRAFFIC; TRAVEL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; EXHAUST GAS; FACTUAL DATABASE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREMATURE BIRTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EXHAUST GAS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961230991     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.01.171     Document Type: Article

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