Relationship Between Ozone and Infant Deaths
This study used a case-crossover approach to examine the relationship between various air pollutants and infant mortality in a large city in Taiwan.
Positive, though not statistically significant, relationships were reported for a number of specific pollutants including ozone and increased risk of infant death.
Tsai S-S, Chen C-C, Hsieh H-J, Chang C-C, Yang C-Y. Air Pollution and Postneonatal Mortality in a Tropical City: Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Inhalation Toxicology 2006; 18:185-189.
The National Library of Medicine [www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] offers the abstract online.
