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The Role of Environmental Hazards in Premature Birth Workshop Summary (2003) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 9-12

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... is another positive force that is helping to redefine our thinking about preterm birth and its causes, and we are honored that the IOM has chosen to lend its weight to the examination of this issue. Several other important organizations are also represented at this workshop, including the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all critical partners in research efforts to identify potential environmental and social contributors to preterm birth.
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... At the end of the review process, a panel of experts selected six promising epidemiological research projects for funding, including projects that focused on how elements such as infections, genetic predispositions, low socioeconomic status, stress, and
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... , correlate with preterm births, and to examine drinking water quality for clues as to how chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) might influence birth outcomes.
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  • confirmatory studies
  • mortality rate
  • environmental aspects
  • including projects

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  • polychlorinated biphenyls
  • portfolio funded
  • low socioeconomic
  • birth rates

  • potential environmental
  • influence birth
  • experts selected
  • genetic predispositions
  • birth outcomes

  • asked applicants
  • neonatal intensive
  • lowering preterm
  • social factors
  • ongoing portfolio


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