Tropical cyclones and risk of preterm birth: A retrospective analysis of 20 million births across 378 US counties

Background: The public health impacts of tropical cyclones (TCs) are expected to increase due to the continued growth of coastal populations and the increasing severity of these events. However, the impact of TCs on pregnant women, a vulnerable population, remains largely unknown. We aimed to estima...

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Main Authors: Shengzhi Sun, Kate R. Weinberger, Meilin Yan, G. Brooke Anderson, Gregory A. Wellenius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Environment International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020317803