Residential Proximity to Environmental Hazards and Adverse Health Outcomes
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Residential proximity to traffic and adverse birth outcomes in Los Angeles county, California, 1994-1996.
We reported previously that increases in ambient air pollution in the Los Angeles basin increased the risk of low weight and premature birth. However, ambient concentrations measured at monitoring stations may not take into account differential exposure to pollutants found in elevated concentrations near heavy-traffic roadways. Therefore, we used an epidemiologic case-control study design to ex...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2011.300183