Self-reported stress and reproductive health of female lawyers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 556-568

  Schenker, Marc B ^a   Eaton, Muzza ^a,b   Green, Rochelle ^a   Samuels, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; SELF REPORT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STRESS; WORK SCHEDULE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STRESS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN, WORKING; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0030926884     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199706000-00011     Document Type: Article

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