Shift work, nitrous oxide exposure and subfertility among Swedish midwives

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 783-790

  Ahlborg Jr , Gunnar ^a   Axelsson, Gösta ^b   Bodin, Lennart ^a  

^a ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Pregnancy; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDWIFE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHIFT WORKER; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 9544252942     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.4.783     Document Type: Article

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