Children born small for gestational age (SGA), defined as a birth weight and/or length
below− 2 SD score (SDS), comprise a heterogeneous group. The causes of SGA are …

Background Fossil fuel combustion by-products, including particulate matter (PM 2.5),
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) and carbon dioxide (CO 2) …

Abstract Purpose The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently ranked air pollution as the
major environmental cause of premature death. However, the significant potential health …

Background This systematic review summarises and evaluates the literature investigating
associations between exposure to air pollution and general population cognition, which has …

This systematic review commissioned by the UK Department for the Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs (Defra), considers how the evidence base for noise effects on health has …

We evaluated the epidemiological evidence on the built environment and its link to
childhood obesity, focusing on environmental factors such as traffic noise and air pollution …

Importance The etiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is poorly understood, but prior
studies suggest associations with airborne pollutants. Objective To evaluate the association …

Importance Fetal growth is precisely programmed and could be interrupted by
environmental exposures during specific times during pregnancy. Insights on potential …

Background Evidence for associations between ambient air pollution and preterm birth and
stillbirth is inconsistent. Road traffic produces both air pollutants and noise, but few studies …

A brief primer: Air pollution is a complex mixture of gases and particles derived from both
human activity (transport, industry etc) and natural sources (windblown dust, sea-salt spray …