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2008 Beijing Olympics;; air pollution reduction;; hypertensive disorders;; placental conditions;; pregnancy complications
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Impact Of The 2008 Beijing Olympics On The Risk Of Pregnancy Complications, V. Assibey-Mensah, K. Liu, S. W. Thurston, T. P. Stevens, J. Zhang, C. Kane, Y. Pan, B. Weinberger, D. Q. Rich, +2 Additional Authors
Impact Of The 2008 Beijing Olympics On The Risk Of Pregnancy Complications, V. Assibey-Mensah, K. Liu, S. W. Thurston, T. P. Stevens, J. Zhang, C. Kane, Y. Pan, B. Weinberger, D. Q. Rich, +2 Additional Authors
Journal Articles
Taking advantage of the natural experiment of the 2008 Beijing Olympics (August 8 to September 24), when air pollution levels decreased by 13% to 60%, the authors assessed whether having >/=1 pregnancy month during the Olympics was associated with decreased risks of hypertensive disorders (HDs) and/or fetal-placental conditions (FPCs). Singleton births to mothers with >/=1 pregnancy month in 2008 or 2009 (N = 56,155) were included. Using generalized additive models, the authors estimated the risk of HDs and FPCs associated with (1) the 2008 Olympics compared with the same dates in 2009, and (2) increased mean ambient PM10 (particulate matter …