Parental occupation and risk of small-for-gestational-age births: A nationwide epidemiological study in Sweden

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1044-1050

  Li, X ^a   Sundquist, J ^a,b   Sundquist, K ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Family income; Follow up study; Occupational exposure; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARENT; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SMOKING HABIT; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 77949996398     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq004     Document Type: Article

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