Is ambient heat exposure levels associated with miscarriage or stillbirths in hot regions? A cross-sectional study using survey data from the Ghana Maternal Health Survey 2007

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 319-330

  Asamoah, Benedict ^a   Kjellstrom, Tord ^b,c   Östergren, Per Olof ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Center for Technology Research Innovation (CETRI) Ltd   (Cyprus)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; WIND; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MATERNAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; STILLBIRTH; WIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85026896100     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-017-1402-5     Document Type: Article

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