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Exposure to other chemicals than anesthetics might also carry health risks for women in the health care profession and/or their offspring, as well as for operating room personnel (Chap. 12). Many women are employed in health care, in some countries forming a large majority: No studies have been found indicating any sex-dependent difference in health risks to organ systems not related to reproduction. The same applies to risks to the female reproductive system and through lactation.
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Zielhuis, R.L., Stijkel, A., Verberk, M.M., van de Poel-Bot, M. (1984). Health Care Personnel. In: Health Risks to Female Workers in Occupational Exposure to Chemical Agents. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Supplement. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69850-7_13
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