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SUBMITTER: Chen EK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4143824 | biostudies-other | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
International journal of environmental research and public health 20140731 8
Congenital anomalies are the main causes of preterm and neonatal mortality and morbidity. We investigated the association between congenital anomalies and mothers' exposure to air pollution during pregnancy by combining risk estimates for a variety of air pollutants (SO2, NO2, PM10, PM2.5, CO and O3) and anomaly defect outcomes. Seventeen articles were included in the systematic review and thirteen studies were taken into account in the meta-analysis. Combined estimated were calculated separatel ...[more]