Residential proximity to industry and adverse birth outcomes

Authors
Bhopal, RS Tate, JA Foy, C Moffatt, S Phillimore, PR
Citation
Rs. Bhopal et al., Residential proximity to industry and adverse birth outcomes, LANCET, 354(9182), 1999, pp. 920-921
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
354
Issue
9182
Year of publication
1999
Pages
920 - 921
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(19990911)354:9182<920:RPTIAA>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We studied birth statistics in women living at varying proximity to major s teel and petrochemical industries in Teesside, UK. We found no evidence to support the hypothesis that living close to these major industries led to a dverse birth outcomes.