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Low birthweight and preterm birth rates 1 year before and after the Irish workplace smoking ban

  1. Z Kabir1,
  2. V Clarke1,
  3. R Conroy2,
  4. E McNamee3,
  5. S Daly3,
  6. L Clancy1

Article first published online: 13 OCT 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02374.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 116, Issue 13, pages 1782–1787, December 2009

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Kabir, Z., Clarke, V., Conroy, R., McNamee, E., Daly, S. and Clancy, L. (2009), Low birthweight and preterm birth rates 1 year before and after the Irish workplace smoking ban. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 116: 1782–1787. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02374.x

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  1. 1

    Tobacco Free Research Institute (RIFTFS), Dublin, Ireland

  2. 2

    Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Ireland

  3. 3

    Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

*Dr Z Kabir, Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society, The Digital Depot, Thomas Street, Dublin 8, Ireland. Email zkabir@tri.ie

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 11 NOV 2009
  2. Article first published online: 13 OCT 2009
  3. Accepted 18 August 2009. Published Online 13 October 2009.

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