Pregnancy outcomes among daycare employees in Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 222-230

  Riipinen, Anita ^a   Sallmén, Markku ^a   Taskinen, Helena ^a,b   Koskinen, Aki ^a   Lindbohm, Marja Liisa ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Congenital malformation; Perinatal death; Pre term birth; SGA; Smallness for gestational age

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; MORTALITY RISK; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; NURSERY SCHOOL; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TEACHER; TRADE UNION; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; MULTIPARA; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; PRIMIPARA; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION; YOUNG ADULT;

FINLAND;

EID: 77951981512     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.2885     Document Type: Article

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