Open AccessAn association between the heat-humidity index and preterm labor and delivery: a preliminary analysis.
Author(s) -
S Lajinian,
S.B. Hudson,
Liat Applewhite,
Joseph Feldman,
Howard Minkoff
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.87.7.1205
Subject(s) - heat index , humidity , preterm labor , index (typography) , medicine , preterm delivery , apparent temperature , demography , environmental health , pregnancy , gestation , meteorology , geography , sociology , biology , world wide web , computer science , genetics
The goal of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between heat-humidity indexes and rates of preterm labor and preterm delivery.