The risk of prematurity and small-for-gestational-age birth in Mexico City: The effects of working conditions and antenatal leave

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 825-831

  Cerón Mireles, Prudencia ^a   Harlow, Siobán D ^b   Sánchez Carrillo, Constanza I ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREMATURITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

EID: 0029954449     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.6.825     Document Type: Article

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