Maternal PM2.5 exposure triggers preterm birth: a cross-sectional study in Wuhan, China

• Main Authors: Xiaotong Zhang (Author), Cuifang Fan (Author), Zhan Ren (Author), Huan Feng (Author), Shanshan Zuo (Author), Jiayuan Hao (Author), Jingling Liao (Author), Yuliang Zou (Author), Lu Ma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Most of the studies regarding air pollution and preterm birth (PTB) in highly polluted areas have estimated the exposure level based on fixed-site monitoring. However, exposure assessment methods relying on monitors have the potential to cause exposure misclassification due to a...