The perils of climate change: In utero exposure to temperature variability and birth outcomes in the Andean region

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue , 2017, Pages 111-124

  Molina, Oswaldo ^a   Saldarriaga, Victor ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACÍFICO   (Peru)

^b INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Climate change; Health; Temperature variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FOOD INSECURITY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; BOLIVIA; CATERING SERVICE; COLOMBIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEAT; MALE; PERU; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BOLIVIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLOMBIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PERU; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 85003864752     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2016.11.009     Document Type: Article

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