Birthweight of term infants and maternal occupation in a prospective cohort of pregnant women

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 18-23

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Maternal occupation; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAL INDUSTRY; MOTHER; OCCUPATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WELDING;

EID: 0031955680     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.55.1.18     Document Type: Article

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