Maternal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution and Term Birth Weight: A Multi-Country Evaluation of Effect and Heterogeneity

Dadvand, Payam; D. Parker, Jennifer; L. Bell, Michelle; Bonzini, Matteo; Bräuer, Michael; A. Darrow, Lyndsey; Gehring, Ulrike; V. Glinianaia, Svetlana; Gouveia, Nélson; Ha, Eun‐Hee; Leem, Jong‐Han; H. van den Hooven, Edith; Jalaludin, Bin; M. Jesdale, Bill; Lepeule, Johanna; Morello‐Frosch, Rachel; Morgan, Geoffrey; Cecilia Pesatori, Angela; H. Pierik, Frank; Pless‐Mulloli, Tanja; Q. Rich, David; Sathyanarayana, Sheela; Seo, Ju‐Hee; Slama, Rémy; J. Strickland, Matthew; Tamburic, Lillian; Wartenberg, Daniel; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark; J. Woodruff, Tracey

doi:10.1289/ehp.1205575

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Maternal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution and Term Birth Weight: A Multi-Country Evaluation of Effect and Heterogeneity

Published in Environmental Health Perspectives • Feb 6, 2013

Authors:

Payam Dadvand

Jennifer D. Parker

Michelle L. Bell

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A growing body of evidence has associated maternal exposure to air pollution with adverse effects on fetal growth; however, the existing literature is inconsistent. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to quantify the association between maternal exposure to particulate air pollution and term birth weig...

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Pregnancy

Medicine

Odds ratio

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