SUBNORMAL BIRTHWEIGHT AND INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTANTS – A COMPARISON OF SPATIAL-TEMPORAL HOT SPOT PATTERNS

SUBNORMAL BIRTHWEIGHT AND INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTANTS – A COMPARISON OF SPATIAL-TEMPORAL HOT SPOT PATTERNS

Abstract Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight are the 2nd cause of infant death in Canada and have been increasing, especially in Alberta. Individual maternal risks are important but environmental exposures during pregnancy may restrict fetal growth. This contributes to small fo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Paediatrics & child health 2018-06, Vol.23 (suppl_1), p.e38-e38
Hauptverfasser: Nielsen, Charlene, Amrhein, Carl, Jesus Serrano Lomelin, Zaiane, Osmar, Alvaro Osornio Vargas
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Sprache:eng
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Air pollution
Birth weight
Pediatrics
Pollutants
Public health
Spacetime
Trends
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight are the 2nd cause of infant death in Canada and have been increasing, especially in Alberta. Individual maternal risks are important but environmental exposures during pregnancy may restrict fetal growth. This contributes to small for gestational age (SGA: < tenth percentile weight for pregnancy duration) and low birth weight at term (LBWT:
ISSN:1205-7088
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DOI:10.1093/pch/pxy054.099