Assessment of reproductive risk at work

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-63

  Taskinen, Helena ^a   Ahlborg Jr , Gunnar ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Legislation; Reproduction; Risk assessment; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345394478     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1996.2.1.59     Document Type: Article

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