Reproductive and developmental hazards in the workplace.
Toxic exposures to both the father and the mother before conception and to the mother during pregnancy can affect fertility, the course of pregnancy, and fetal development. The present focus on cancer-causing chemicals in toxicity evaluations has overshadowed other important health endpoints, such a...
| Published in: | Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 140 - 146 |
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| Format: | tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Publishing Company, Inc.
1998 May
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