Strenuous working conditions and birthweight, Norway 1989

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 263-271

  Wergeland, Ebba ^a   Strand, Kitty ^a   Børdahl, Per E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Occupation; Pregnancy; Strenuous work; Work pace

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MANUAL LABOR; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0031909844     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0412.1998.770302.x     Document Type: Article

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