Work schedule during pregnancy and spontaneous abortion

Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 350-355

  Whelan, Elizabeth A ^a   Lawson, Christina C ^a   Grajewski, Barbara ^a   Hibert, Eileen N ^b   Spiegelman, Donna ^c   Rich Edwards, Janet W ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 34247214018     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000259988.77314.a4     Document Type: Article

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