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SUBMITTER: Maroziene L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC149395 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Maroziene Ligita L Grazuleviciene Regina R
Environmental health : a global access science source 20021209 1
<h4>Background</h4>Recent reports have shown that air pollution may increase the risk of adverse birth outcomes. We have evaluated the relationship between ambient air pollution and the occurrence of low birth weight and preterm delivery using routinely collected data in Lithuania.<h4>Methods</h4>This epidemiological study comprised all singleton newborns (N = 3,988), born to women in 1998, who resided in the City of Kaunas. Birth data and information on maternal characteristics were obtained fr ...[more]