Fetal growth, stillbirth, infant mortality and other birth outcomes near UK municipal waste incinerators; retrospective population based cohort and case-control study
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Abbreviations
MWI
municipal waste incinerator
EU
European Union
PM10
particulate matter ≤10 μm in diameter
SGA
small for gestational age
SO2
sulphur dioxide
NOx
nitrogen oxides
HCl
hydrogen chloride
CO
carbon monoxide
VOC
volatile organic compound
POPs
persistent organic pollutants
PCDD/Fs
polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/furans
PCBs
polychlorinated biphenyls
PAHs
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
EU-WID
European Union Waste Incineration Directive
COA
Census Output Area
MSOA
Middle Layer Super Output Area
GAM
generalised additive model
OR
odds ratio
ONS
Office for National Statistics
EA
Environment Agency
SEPA
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
NRW
Natural Resources Wales
NHS
National Health Service
NHS NN4B
Numbers for Babies
NWIS
NHS Wales' Informatics Service
HSW
Health Solutions Wales
NCCHD
National Child Community Health Dataset
ISD
Information Services Division Scotland
Keywords
Environment
Birth weight
Stillbirth
Infant mortality
Municipal Waste Incinerator
Epidemiology
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