Landfills and preterm birth in the Guadeloupe archipelago (French West Indies): a spatial cluster analysis

Landfills and preterm birth in the Guadeloupe archipelago (French West Indies): a spatial cluster analysis

Abstract Background A high rate of preterm birth is observed in the Guadeloupe archipelago (French West Indies), raising the hypothesis of harmful environmental exposures, including landfilling. Our aim was to evaluate whether preterm births cluster around the three main open landfills located in th...

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Main Authors: Marion Istvan, Florence Rouget, Léah Michineau, Christine Monfort, Luc Multigner, Jean-François Viel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Preterm birth
Environmental exposure
Landfill
Spatial clustering
French West Indies
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-018-0130-9

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