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Pre-term delivery
Causes [strength of evidence]:
References:
- Amercian Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Environmental Health. Ambient Air Pollution: Health Hazards to Children. Pediatrics 2004; 114(6):1699-1707.
- Baker SR and Wilkinson CF, ed. The Effects of Pesticides on Human Health. Workshop Proceedings, Advances in Modern Environmental Toxicology XVIII. May 9-11, 1998. Princeton Science Publishing, Princeton.
- Brackbill, Y. and Berendes, H.W. Dangers of Diethylstilboestrol: Review of a 1953 Paper. Lancet 1978; 8088(2):520.
- Figa-Talamanca I. et al. Occupational Exposures to Metals, Solvents, and Pesticides: Recent Evidence on Male Reproductive Effects and Biological Markers. Occup Med 2001;51(3):174-188.
- Giuseppe, L. et al. In Utero Exposure to Di-(2-Ethylhexyl)-phthalate and Human Pregnancy Duration. Environ Health Perspect. 2003; on line: http://dx.doi.org DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6202. 8/18/03
- Longnecker, M.P. et al. Association between maternal serum concentration of the DDT metabolite DDE and preterm and small-for-gestational-age babies at birth. Lancet 2001; 358:110-114.
- National Toxicology Program Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (NTP CERHR)
- Schettler, T. et al. In Harm's Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development. A Report by the Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility. January, 2001.
- Wang X, et al. Genetic susceptibility to benzene and shortened gestation: evidence of gene-environment interaction. Am J Epidem 2000: 152(8):701-703.
- Windham, GC. et al. Prenatal active or passive tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of preterm delivery or low birth weight. Epidemiology 2000; 11(4):427-433.
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