Reproductive outcomes in an area adjacent to a petrochemical plant in southern Brazil Riscos reprodutivos em região próxima ao pólo petroquímico de Triunfo no Sul do Brasil

Reproductive outcomes in an area adjacent to a petrochemical plant in southern Brazil Riscos reprodutivos em região próxima ao pólo petroquímico de Triunfo no Sul do Brasil

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate possible adverse reproductive outcomes in an area adjacent to a petrochemical plant in southern Brazil. METHODS: A review of 17,113 birth records of the main hospital of the municipality of Montenegro, southern Brazil, from 1983 to 1998 was carried out. Three groups of cases w...

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Main Authors: Lenice Minussi Oliveira, Nina Stein, Maria Teresa Vieira Sanseverino, Vera Maria Ferrão Vargas, Jandyra Maria Guimarães Fachel, Lavínia Schüler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2002-02-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Indústria petroquímica
Exposição ambiental
Recém-nascido
Impactos na saúde.
Fatores de risco
Recém-nascido de baixo peso
Estudos de casos e controles.
Petroleum industry
Environmental exposure
Infant, newborn
Impacts on health
Risk Factors
Infant, low birth weight
Case-control studies
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