Geographic Variation in the Association between Ambient Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5 ) and Term Low Birth Weight in the United States | Zendy

Yongping Hao | Zendy; Heather Strosnider | Zendy; Lina S. Balluz | Zendy; Judith R. Qualters | Zendy

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Geographic Variation in the Association between Ambient Fine Particulate Matter (PM _2.5 ) and Term Low Birth Weight in the United States

Author(s) -

Yongping Hao,

Heather Strosnider,

Lina S. Balluz,

Judith R. Qualters

Publication year - 2015

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.1408798

Subject(s) - pregnancy , demography , odds ratio , low birth weight , odds , small for gestational age , birth weight , logistic regression , medicine , biology , genetics , sociology

Studies on the association between prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5) and term low birth weight (LBW) have resulted in inconsistent findings. Most studies were conducted in snapshots of small geographic areas and no national study exists.

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