Occupational exposures and risks of spontaneous abortion among female veterinarians

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 26-36

  Steele, Larry L ^a,b   Wilkins III, J R ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Occupational exposure; Pregnancy outcome; Radiation, ionizing; Veterinary medicine; Women, working

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002860066     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1996.2.1.26     Document Type: Article

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