Does work as a nurse increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes?

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 590-592

  Simcox, Amira A ^a   Jaakkola, Jouni J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NURSE; OFFICE WORKER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

EID: 43549116133     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318162f65b     Document Type: Article

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