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Modeling spatial effects of PM₂.₅ on term low birth weight in Los Angeles County

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Coker, Eric, Ghosh, Jokay, Jerrett, Michael, Gomez-Rubio, Virgilio, Beckerman, Bernardo, Cockburn, Myles, Liverani, Silvia, Su, Jason, Li, Arthur, Kile, Molly L., Ritz, Beate, and Molitor, John

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Air pollution epidemiological studies suggest that elevated exposure to fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) is associated with higher prevalence of term low birth weight (TLBW). Previous studies have generally assumed the exposure–response of PM₂.₅ on TLBW to be the same throughout a large geographical area. Health effects related to PM₂.₅ exposures,...

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birth weight in Los Angeles County Eric Coker a,n, Jokay Ghosh b, Michael Jerrett c, Virgilio Gomez