Maternal working conditions and low birth weight in Mexico City;Condiciones de trabajo materno y bajo peso al nacer en la Ciudad de Mexico

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 2-10

  Cerón Mireles, Prudencia ^a,d   Sánchez Carrillo, Constanza Ivette ^b   Harlow, Siobán D ^c   Núñez Urquiza, Rosa María ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Dir General de Salud Ambiental   (Mexico)

Author keywords

low birth weight; Mexico; women work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0030931211     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36341997000100002     Document Type: Article

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