Nitrous oxide and spontaneous abortion in female dental assistants

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 531-538

  Rowland, Andrew S ^a   Baird, Donna D ^a   Shore, David L ^b   Weinberg, Clarice R ^a   Savitz, David A ^c   Wilcox, Allen J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WESTAT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion, spontaneous; Air pollutants, occupational; Cohort studies; Dental staff; Nitrous oxide; Occupational diseases

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITROUS OXIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028942922     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117468     Document Type: Article

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