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Ambient air pollutant concentrations during pregnancy and the risk of fetal growth restriction [1]

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This recent study conducted by Professor David Rich and colleagues from the School of Public Health in Piscataway, New Jersey, found that exposure to traffic pollution could affect fetal development and lead to an increased chance of having a small baby.

Publication Date: 
08/04/2009
DQ Rich [2], K Demissie [3], S-E Lu & et al [4]
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health [5]
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Air Pollution [6], Vehicular Pollution [7], Health Effects [8], Maternal Health [9], Child Health [10], United States Of America (US) [11]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/dq-rich
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/k-demissie
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/journal-epidemiology-and-community-health
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us