Effects of psychosocial characteristics of work on pregnancy outcomes: A critical review

Women and Health

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-297

  Mutambudzi, Miriam ^a   Meyer, John D ^b   Warren, Nicholas ^a   Reisine, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Job strain; Low birth weight; Pregnancy outcomes; Preterm delivery; Psychosocial; Spontaneous abortion; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957983457     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2011.560242     Document Type: Review

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