Pregnancy outcome among offspring of airline pilots and cabin attendants

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 94-99

  Irgens, Ågot ^a   Irgens, Lorentz M ^b   Reitan, Jon B ^c   Haldorsen, Tor ^d   Tveten, Ulf ^e  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^d Cancer Registry of Norway   (Norway)

^e INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aviation; Birth defects; Birthweight; Cosmic radiation; Epidemiology; Malformations; Perinatal death; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY;

AIRPLANE CREW; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; CLEFT PALATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

NORWAY;

EID: 0037388278     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.710     Document Type: Article

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