Longitudinal associations of in utero and early life near-roadway air pollution with trajectories of childhood body mass index

• Main Authors: Jeniffer S. Kim (Author), Tanya L. Alderete (Author), Zhanghua Chen (Author), Fred Lurmann (Author), Ed Rappaport (Author), Rima Habre (Author), Kiros Berhane (Author), Frank D. Gilliland (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Evidence suggests that childhood near-roadway air pollution (NRAP) exposures contribute to increased body mass index (BMI); however, effects of NRAP exposure during the vulnerable periods including in utero and first year of life have yet to be established. In this study, we exam...