Occupational factors and risk of preterm birth in nurses

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51.e1-51.e8

  Lawson, Christina C ^a   Whelan, Elizabeth A ^a   Hibert, Eileen N ^b   Grajewski, Barbara ^a   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

nurses; occupational exposure; pregnancy; preterm birth; work schedule tolerance

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSTERILANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NIGHT WORK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; PARITY; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; X RAY;

EID: 58049170376     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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