The effects of socioeconomic status and indices of physical environment on reduced birth weight and preterm births in Eastern Massachusetts

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Air pollution and social characteristics have been shown to affect indicators of health. While use of spatial methods to estimate exposure to air pollution has increased the power to detect effects, questions have been raised about p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Melly Steve J, Zeka Ariana, Schwartz Joel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:Environmental Health
Online Access:http://www.ehjournal.net/content/7/1/60