Environmental extreme temperature and daily preterm birth in Sabzevar, Iran: a time-series analysis

Abstract Objectives Most of the studies on the effect of heat stress on preterm birth (PTB) are conducted in temperate climates. Evidence on this effect in hot and arid countries with low and middle income is limited. This paper describes the short-term effect of exposure to the hot and cold environ...

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Main Authors: Danial Mohammadi, Elham Naghshineh, Alireza Sarsangi, Mohammad Javad Zare Sakhvidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-018-0760-x