Examining the effects of ambient temperature on pre-term birth in Central Australia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Mathew, Supriya ^a   Mathur, Deepika ^a   Chang, Anne B ^b   McDonald, Elizabeth ^b   Singh, Gurmeet R ^b   Nur, Darfiana ^c   Gerritsen, Rolf ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arid; Climate change; Desert; Indigenous; Preterm birth; Remote

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARID ENVIRONMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESERT; HEALTH RISK; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SUMMER; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COLD TEMPERATURE; EXTREME HEAT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 85011999835     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14020147     Document Type: Article

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