The accuracy of environmental tobacco smoke exposure measures among asthmatic children
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Bracken M, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Dlugosz L, Holford T, McSharry J, Addesso K, Leaderer B. EXPOSURE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS DURING PREGNANCY WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRICALLY HEATED BEDS. Epidemiology 1995, 6: 263-270. PMID: 7619934, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199505000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal growth retardationGrowth retardationBed useIntrauterine growth retardationVideo display terminal useDose-response relationPersonal monitorsEMF exposureTime-weighted analysisMonitoring of exposureThird trimesterProspective studyFetal growthWire codesHome measurementsReproductive outcomesHuman studiesPregnancyStudy designVideo display terminalsExposure measuresHours of useMeaningful increaseRiskExposure