Assessing Occupational Exposures in Studies of Major Birth Defects

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• Personal Author:
  Lawson, Christina C. ; Stewart PA ; Waters MA
• Description:
  Over half of U.S. children are born to working women, and 65% of employed men and women are of reproductive age. Most chemicals used in the workplace, however, have not been evaluated for reproductive toxicity. Studying workers exposed to these chemicals is important for establishing safe limits to protect workers and their offspring. Because workers are often among the most highly exposed, such research can also lead to recommendations for lower exposures in the general public. Characteristics of occupational exposure assessment in birth defects research include a relatively short time between exposure and effect and specific critical exposure windows during development. The combination of rare outcomes and low exposures inherent in population-based studies results in the need for the most accurate available methods for retrospective exposure assessment in order to detect significant risk factors. Issues in occupational exposure assessment will be discussed, and improvements in methods will be highlighted. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Environmental Health Environmental Pollution Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Public Health Safety Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Environmental-exposure Environmental-factors Environmental-hazards Health-hazards Occupational-exposure Public-health Reproductive-effects Reproductive-hazards Reproductive-system-disorders Work-environment Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  0002-9262
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  164
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032121
• Citation:
  Am J Epidemiol 2007 Jun; 165(11)(Suppl):S97
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Epidemiology. Abstracts of the 40th Annual Meeting Society for Epidemiologic Research Boston, Massachusetts, June 19-22, 2007
• Supplement:
  Suppl
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2dc68757dde56f44ed2283701df499bc2c904f59e1a5a7cdfcd17fbbd91218a8f0422c1548935e8efcb24a34667726e5f5e7c0857beccb23218e1bc2bdd7c65c
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186172/cdc_186172_DS1.pdf
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