Associations between ambient air temperature, low birth weight and small for gestational age in term neonates in southern Israel

Associations between ambient air temperature, low birth weight and small for gestational age in term neonates in southern Israel

Abstract Background The increase in ambient temperatures (Ta) and emissions of greenhouse gases over the last century has focused attention on the effects of ambient temperatures on health outcomes. We aimed to investigate the association between Ta and the clinical measures of term low birth weight...

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Main Authors: Itai Kloog, Lena Novack, Offer Erez, Allan C. Just, Raanan Raz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Temperature
Climate change
Birth outcomes
Low birth weight
Epidemiology
Environmental exposure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-018-0420-z

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