Effect of rotating shift work on childbearing and birth weight: A study of women working in a semiconductor manufacturing factory

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-135

  Lin, Yu Cheng ^a,b,c   Chen, Mei Huei ^b,d   Hsieh, Chia Jung ^b   Chen, Pau Chung ^b  

^a EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

birth weight; childbearing; rotating shift work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR; SHIFT WORKER; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHRONOBIOLOGY DISORDERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMICONDUCTORS; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 79956370289     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: 18670687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-011-0265-9     Document Type: Article

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