Associations of unscavenged anesthetic gases and long working hours with preterm delivery in female veterinarians

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1008-1017

  Shirangi, Adeleh ^a,b   Fritschi, Lin ^c   Holman, C D'Arcy J ^c  

^a Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC GAS; PESTICIDE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WORKING TIME; ADULT; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GAS SCAVENGERS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; VETERINARIANS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149151029     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31819fe996     Document Type: Article

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