2017
Pregnancy and Lifetime Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Infant Mortality in Massachusetts, 2001–2007
Son JY, Lee HJ, Koutrakis P, Bell ML. Pregnancy and Lifetime Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Infant Mortality in Massachusetts, 2001–2007. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 1268-1276. PMID: 29121205, PMCID: PMC5860580, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden infant death syndrome mortalityInfant mortalityLifetime exposurePM2.5 exposurePostneonatal infant mortalityExtended Cox proportional hazardsCox proportional hazardsInterquartile range increaseTime-dependent covariatesHazard ratioGestational exposureGestational lengthSeason of birthBirth weightMaternal characteristicsShort-term exposureProportional hazardsMortalityPregnancyBirthExposureSupportive evidenceDeathFine particulate matterAerodynamic diameter
2012
Review of research on residential mobility during pregnancy: consequences for assessment of prenatal environmental exposures
Bell ML, Belanger K. Review of research on residential mobility during pregnancy: consequences for assessment of prenatal environmental exposures. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2012, 22: 429-438. PMID: 22617723, PMCID: PMC3543155, DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.42.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental exposuresCase-control studyResidential historyPrenatal environmental exposuresSecond trimesterPotential confoundersCurrent evidencePregnancyStudy designAlcohol useRisk estimatesExposure misclassificationSocioeconomic statusBirth defectsPotential misclassificationExposureMarried mothersResidential informationSmokingTrimesterConfoundersStudyMisclassification