Occupational working conditions as risk factors for preterm birth in Benin, West Africa

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-165

  Agbla, F ^a   Ergin, A ^a   Boris, N W ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control study; Premature birth; Work conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; REGISTER; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWINS; WEIGHT BEARING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33646682139     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0398-7620(06)76709-8     Document Type: Article

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