Outdoor Air Pollution, Preterm Birth, and Low Birth Weight: Analysis of the World Health Organization Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health

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Summary

Outdoor PM2.5 concentrations were associated with low birth weight but not preterm birth, and in rapidly developing countries, such as China, the highest levels of air pollution may be of concern for both outcomes.

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2014-02-07
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Medicine, Quartile, Low birth weight, Confounding, Odds ratio

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