Air pollution and low birth weight in an industrialized city in Southeastern Brazil, 2003-2006

• Main Authors: Marcelo Moreno dos Reis (Author), Mariana Tavares Guimarães (Author), Alfésio Luís Ferreira Braga (Author), Lourdes Conceição Martins (Author), Luiz Alberto Amador Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT: Introduction: Birth weight is an important indicator of several conditions that manifest earlier (as fetal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, inhibited growth and cognitive development) and later in life such as chronic diseases. Air pollution has been associated with adverse pregnancy...