Open AccessExposure to Disinfection By-products, Fetal Growth, and Prematurity
Author(s) -
James Grellier,
James L. Bennett,
Evridiki Patelarou,
Rachel B. Smith,
Mireille B. Toledano,
Lesley Rushton,
David Briggs,
Mark Nieuwenhuijsen
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e3181d61ffd
Subject(s) - low birth weight , small for gestational age , medicine , odds ratio , obstetrics , birth weight , confidence interval , adverse effect , pregnancy , trihalomethane , gestational age , fetal growth , fetus , pediatrics , biology , water treatment , environmental science , genetics , environmental engineering
Exposure to total trihalomethanes in drinking water has been associated with several adverse birth outcomes relating to fetal growth and prematurity.