Shift work, duration of pregnancy, and birth weight: The National Birth Cohort in Denmark

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 285-291

  Zhu, Jin Liang ^a   Hjollund, Niels H ^a   Olsen, Jørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Gestational age; Postterm birth; Shift work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LABOR; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; REGISTER; RISK; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK;

BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 4043184186     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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