Assessment of critical exposure and outcome windows in time-to-event analysis with application to air pollution and preterm birth study
Chang HH, Warren JL, Darrow LA, Reich BJ, Waller LA. Assessment of critical exposure and outcome windows in time-to-event analysis with application to air pollution and preterm birth study. Biostatistics 2015, 16: 509-521. PMID: 25572998, PMCID: PMC5963471, DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxu060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthAir pollution exposureGestational air pollution exposureRisk of PTBPollution exposurePreterm Birth StudyCourse of pregnancyTime-varying exposureOngoing pregnancyBirth StudyGestational exposureReproductive epidemiologyWeek 30PregnancyWeekly exposureBirth recordsVulnerable periodPopulation studiesPositive associationCritical periodExposureInconsistent findingsAssociationExposure lengthFine particulate matter