An investigation of the effect of paternal occupation group at conception on birth weight and gestational age

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 738-743

  Shea, Katherine M ^a,c   Farrow, Alexandra ^b   Little, Ruth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

birth weight; exposure; gestation; paternal occupation; reproduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FATHER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL GROWTH; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0030897719     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199706)31:6<738::AID-AJIM11>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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