Birth defects in offspring of female veterinarians

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 525-533

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH DEFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WORKING MOTHER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 68049110491     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181a01af3     Document Type: Article

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