Spontaneous abortion and maternal work in greenhouses

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 290-295

  Settimi, Laura ^a   Spinelli, Angela ^a   Lauria, Laura ^a,b   Miceli, Giuseppe ^c   Pupp, Nicoletta ^d   Angotzi, Giuliano ^e   Fedi, Aldo ^f   Donati, Serena ^a   Miligi, Lucia ^g   Osborn, John ^h   Figà Talamanca, Irene ^h  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Public Health Agency of Lazio Region   (Italy)

^c Local Health Unit of Ragusa   (Italy)

^d Local Health Unit of Civitavecchia   (Italy)

^e Local Health Unit of Viareggio   (Italy)

^f Local Health Unit   (Italy)

^g CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^h SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female workers; Greenhouse; Maternal exposure; Occupation; Pesticides; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GREENHOUSE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 40949158045     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20556     Document Type: Article

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