Epidemiology

Studies from University of London, Imperial College have provided new information about epidemiology

Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 10th, 2008

According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, " Potential sources of environmental pollution, such as incinerators or landfill sites, can adversely affect reproduction and/or development. Time to pregnancy (TTP) is a validated measure of biological fertility that can be studied with relatively small populations."

" Pregnant local residents living within 3 km of a landfill site ('exposed' group, n = 200) or elsewhere in the Rhondda valleys ('unexposed' group, n = 400) were interviewed by health visitors or midwives. The response rate was 83%. No difference was found in the TTP distributions between the exposed and unexposed groups. Relationships of TTP with...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-07-10)

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