Adverse human reproductive outcomes and electromagnetic fields: A brief summary of the epidemiologic literature

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 5, 2001, Pages

  Shaw, Gary M ^a  

^a California Birth Defects Monitoring Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth defects; ELF; Human teratology; Miscarriages; Spontaneous abortions; UDT

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

BIRTH DEFECTS; ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS; ELF; FETAL LOSS; HUMAN TERATOLOGY; MISCARRIAGE; POWER FREQUENCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UDT; VIDEO DISPLAY TERMINALS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

COMPUTER TERMINAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABNORMALITIES; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; COMPUTER TERMINALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0035233929     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-186x(2001)22:5+<::aid-bem1020>3.0.co;2-l     Document Type: Article

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