The associations between environmental quality and preterm birth in the United States, 2000–2005: a cross-sectional analysis

Rappazzo, Kristen M.; Messer, Lynne C.; Jagai, Jyotsna S.; Gray, Christine L.; Grabich, Shannon C.; Lobdell, Danelle T.

doi:10.1186/s12940-015-0038-3

The associations between environmental quality and preterm birth in the United States, 2000–2005: a cross-sectional analysis

Journal Article · Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Environmental Health

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-015-0038-3· OSTI ID:1494696

Rappazzo, Kristen M. ^[1]; Messer, Lynne C. ^[2]; Jagai, Jyotsna S. ^[3]; Gray, Christine L. ^[4]; Grabich, Shannon C. ^[4]; Lobdell, Danelle T. ^[5]

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
Portland State Univ., Portland, OR (United States)
Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)

Many environmental factors have been independently associated with preterm birth (PTB). However, exposure is not isolated to a single environmental factor, but rather to many positive and negative factors that co-occur. Furthermore, the environmental quality index (EQI), a measure of cumulative environmental exposure across all US counties from 2000—2005, was used to investigate associations between ambient environment and PTB.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

OSTI ID:: 1494696

Journal Information:: Environmental Health, Journal Name: Environmental Health Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 14; ISSN 1476-069X

Publisher:: BioMed CentralCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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