Placental Pathology Associated with Household Air Pollution in a Cohort of Pregnant Women from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Authors

Blair J. Wylie · Harvard University

Emmanuel Matechi · Africa Academy for Public Health

Yahya Kishashu · Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Wafaie Fawzi · Institute of Population, Health and Development

Zul Premji · Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Brent A. Coull · Harvard University

Russ Hauser

Abstract

Fetal thrombosis may contribute to the adverse outcomes associated with household air pollution from cook stoves during pregnancy. Larger studies are necessary for confirmation. Citation: Wylie BJ, Matechi E, Kishashu Y, Fawzi W, Premji Z, Coull BA, Hauser R, Ezzati M, Roberts D. 2017. Placental pathology associated with household air pollution in a cohort of pregnant women from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Environ Health Perspect 125:134-140; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/EHP256.

Topics & Keywords

Air Quality and Health Impacts Energy and Environment Impacts Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 125, Issue 1, pp. 134-140

DOI: 10.1289/ehp256

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