Population-based study on occupational risk factors for preeclampsia and gestational hypertension

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 304-317

  Haelterman, Edwige ^a,b   Marcoux, Sylvie ^a   Croteau, Agathe ^c   Dramaix, Michèle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employment; Exertion; Job strain; Job stress; Occupational health; Occupational physical activity; Population based study; Posture; Pregnancy outcome; Pregnancy induced hypertension

Indexed keywords

HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; STRESS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CANADA; CLIMBING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB STRESS; LIVE BIRTH; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDING; TELEPHONE; TEMPERATURE; VIBRATION; WALKING; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 34548652984     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1147     Document Type: Article

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