Residential Greenness and Birthweight in the State of Massachusetts, USA

Residential Greenness and Birthweight in the State of Massachusetts, USA

Natural vegetation, or greenness, may benefit maternal health and consequently, fetal growth, by providing opportunities for physical activity and psychological restoration, and decreasing detrimental environmental exposures. We retrieved Massachusetts Birth Registry data from 2001–2013 an...

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Main Authors: Kelvin C. Fong, Itai Kloog, Brent A. Coull, Petros Koutrakis, Francine Laden, Joel D. Schwartz, Peter James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
natural environment
greenness
health inequities
birth outcomes
birthweight
prenatal exposure
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/6/1248

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