Reproductive disorders and pregnancy outcomes among female flight attendants

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 533-539

  Lauria, Laura ^a,b   Ballard, Terri J ^a   Caldora, Massimiliano ^a   Mazzanti, Clelia ^a   Verdecchia, Arduino ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Agenzia di Sanita Pubblica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abortion; Infertility; Menstrual cycle; Occupation; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FLIGHT ATTENDANT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; ITALY; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 33646474393     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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