Neurobehavioral changes in shoe manufacturing workers

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-263

  Lee, Duk Hee ^a   Park, In Geun ^a   Kim, Jin Ha ^a   Lee, Young Hwan ^a   Kim, Doohie ^b   Kang, Seong Kyu ^c  

^a Kosin College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cumulative exposure estimate; Mixed solvent exposure; NCTB; Neurobehavioral change

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SHOE INDUSTRY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SHOES;

EID: 0005070457     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(97)00130-X     Document Type: Article

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