ISSN:
0197-8462
Schlagwort(e):
reproductive hazards
;
congenital malformations
;
high voltage
;
epidemiological study
;
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Occupational Health and Environmental Toxicology
Quelle:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Thema:
Biologie
,
Physik
Notizen:
A retrospective study on reproductive hazards was performed among 542 employees at Swedish power plants. Questionnaires were answered by 89% of the employees. Data on pregnancies were checked by studying hospital case records. There was a statistically significant, decreased frequency of „normal“ pregnancy outcome, almost exclusively due to an increased frequency of congenital malformations, when the father was a high-voltage switchyard worker. The differences in pregnancy outcome could not be explained by any of the confounding factors analyzed. The total number of children with malformations (26) and the total number of pregnancies in this study, however, were very small.
Zusätzliches Material:
12 Tab.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bem.2250040109
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