Hospital work and fecundability

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 47-48

  Zielhuis, Gerhard ^a   Peelen, Susan J M ^a   Florack, Ellie I M ^b   Roeleveld, Nel ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Municipal Health Office   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Antineoplastic drugs; Epidemiology; Infertility; Physical work load; Work conditions

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHEMICAL AGENT;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MANUAL LABOR; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; SUBFERTILITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032929851     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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