Open AccessBirth Outcomes and Maternal Residential Proximity to Natural Gas Development in Rural Colorado
Author(s) -
Lisa M. McKenzie,
Ruixin Guo,
Roxana Z. Witter,
David A. Savitz,
Lee S. Newman,
John L. Adgate
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1306722
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , odds ratio , pregnancy , cohort study , demography , birth weight , logistic regression , obstetrics , pediatrics , biology , genetics , sociology
Birth defects are a leading cause of neonatal mortality. Natural gas development (NGD) emits several potential teratogens, and U.S. production of natural gas is expanding.
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