Association between pregnancy loss and ambient PM2·5 using survey data in Africa: a longitudinal case-control study, 1998–2016

Summary: Background: Increasing evidence from epidemiological studies suggests that maternal exposure to ambient PM2·5 can increase the risk of pregnancy loss. However, no studies have been done in low-income countries such as those in Africa, which have the highest incidences of pregnancy loss. In...

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Main Authors: Tao Xue, PhD, Tong Zhu, ProfPhD, Guannan Geng, PhD, Qiang Zhang, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519619300476