Use of a job-exposure matrix to assess occupational exposures in relation to birth defects

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 693-703

  Louik, Carol ^a   Frumkin, Howard ^b   Ellenbecker, Michael J ^c   Goldman, Rose H ^d   Werler, Martha M ^a   Mitchell, Allen A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^d CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY MALFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0033942404     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200007000-00003     Document Type: Article

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