Working hours and risk of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-71

  Chang, Pei Jen ^a   Chu, Li Ching ^b   Hsieh, Wu Shiun ^c   Chuang, Yi Li ^d   Lin, Shio Jean ^e   Chen, Pau Chung ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gestational hypertension; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy; Shift work; Working hours

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; INCIDENCE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949995015     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp119     Document Type: Article

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