Thermal Environment and Human Birth Weig
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JONATHAN C.K. WELLS
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Article
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2002
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Human birth weight is known to be in#uenced by several factors, including maternal energy supply, maternal stature, disease status, smoking status and gestation length. This article proposes that the thermal environment may be a further factor in#uencing birth weight. Experimental animal studies dem