Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5 ) Air Pollution and Selected Causes of Postneonatal Infant Mortality in California
- 1 May 2006
- journal article
- Published by Environmental Health Perspectives in Environmental Health Perspectives
- Vol. 114 (5) , 786-790
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8484
Abstract
Studies suggest that airborne particulate matter (PM) may be associated with postneonatal infant mortality, particularly with respiratory causes and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). To further explore this issue, we examined the relationship between ...Keywords
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