Ambient air pollution and pregnancy outcomes: a comprehensive review and identification of environmental public health challenges

P Klepac, I Locatelli, S Korošec, N Künzli… - Environmental research, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a growing number of studies on the association between ambient air pollution and
adverse pregnancy outcomes, but their results have been inconsistent. Consequently, a …

Health effects of particulate air pollution: a review of epidemiological evidence

R Rückerl, A Schneider, S Breitner, J Cyrys… - Inhalation …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
FEF25–75, forced expiratory flow at 25–75% of vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory
volume in 1 second; FMD, flow-mediated dilatation; FVC, forced vital capacity; GIS …

Promises and challenges of big data computing in health sciences

T Huang, L Lan, X Fang, P An, J Min, F Wang - Big Data Research, 2015 - Elsevier
With the development of smart devices and cloud computing, more and more public health
data can be collected from various sources and can be analyzed in an unprecedented way …

Ambient air pollution and risk of congenital anomalies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Vrijheid, D Martinez, S Manzanares… - Environmental …, 2011 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Objective We systematically reviewed epidemiologic studies on ambient air pollution and
congenital anomalies and conducted meta-analyses for a number of air pollutant–anomaly …

Maternal air pollution exposure and congenital heart defects in offspring: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CY Hu, K Huang, Y Fang, XJ Yang, K Ding, W Jiang… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Congenital heart defects (CHDs) has a multifactorial causation with a
strong genetic component and many environmental triggers. Emerging body of empirical …

Effects of air pollution on the risk of congenital anomalies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EKC Chen, D Zmirou-Navier, C Padilla… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Congenital anomalies are the main causes of preterm and neonatal mortality and morbidity.
We investigated the association between congenital anomalies and mothers' exposure to air …

Exposure to air pollutants and risk of congenital anomalies: A systematic review and metaanalysis

K Ravindra, N Chanana, S Mor - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Congenital malformations are considered as one of the significant causes of
preterm as well as neonatal morbidity and mortality. Literature suggests the association of …

Air pollution and congenital heart defects

K Agay-Shay, M Friger, S Linn, A Peled, Y Amitai… - Environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
Environmental factors such as ambient air pollution have been associated with congenital
heart defects. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between gestational …

Exposure to low concentrations of air pollutants and adverse birth outcomes in Brisbane, Australia, 2003–2013

G Chen, Y Guo, MJ Abramson, G Williams… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background It's unclear whether exposures to low-level air pollution have adverse effects on
birth outcomes, and which trimester-specific pregnant exposure is sensitive. Objectives To …

Traffic-related air pollution and congenital anomalies in Barcelona

A Schembari, MJ Nieuwenhuijsen… - Environmental …, 2014 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: A recent meta-analysis suggested evidence for an effect of exposure to
ambient air pollutants on risk of certain congenital heart defects. However, few studies have …