Are long working hours and shiftwork risk factors for subfecundity? A study among couples from southern Thailand

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-105

  Tuntiseranee, Pitchaya ^a,b   Olsen, Jorn ^b   Geater, Alan ^a   Kor anantakul, Ounjai ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Long working hours; Occupational risk; Shiftwork; Subfecundity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THAILAND; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0031893677     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.55.2.99     Document Type: Article

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