Surrounding greenness, proximity to city parks and pregnancy outcomes in Kaunas cohort study

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 218, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 358-365

  Grazuleviciene, Regina ^a   Danileviciute, Asta ^a   Dedele, Audrius ^a   Vencloviene, Jone ^a   Andrusaityte, Sandra ^a   Uždanaviciute, Inga ^a   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J ^b,c,d  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

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

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adverse pregnancy outcomes; Distance to park; Effect modification; Green space; Surrounding greenness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CITY; COLOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LITHUANIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PLANT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RECREATIONAL PARK; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CITIES; COLOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LITHUANIA; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; PLANTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973236654     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2015.02.004     Document Type: Article

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