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Long-term Air Pollution, Infant Mortality Systematic Review

Published by U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Metadata Last Checked: August 02, 2025 | Last Modified: 2025-03-03
We conducted a systematic review/meta-analysis for epidemiologic evidence of the association between long-term criteria air pollution (nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), coarse particulate matter (PM10), fine particulate matter (PM2.5), ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO)) exposure and all-cause, respiratory, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) infant mortality. This dataset is associated with the following publications: Wilkie, A., A. Krajewski, F. Njie, K. Park, S. Zelasky, K. Rappazzo, and T. Luben. Long-term exposure to criteria air pollutants and infant mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS, 267: 114587, (2025). Luben, T., A. Wilkie, A. Krajewski, F. Njie, K. Park, S. Zelasky, and K. Rappazzo. Systematic Review of Short-term Air Pollution Exposure and Infant Mortality. Presented at International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) - North American Chapter, Corvallis, OR, USA, 06/19/2023 - 06/22/2023.

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