Reproductive health hazards in the workplace: Guidelines for policy development and implementation

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 48-58

  Kaczmarczyk, Joseph M ^a,c   Paul, Maureen E ^b  

^a U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Non discriminatory; Reproductive health policy; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442608069     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1996.2.1.48     Document Type: Review

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