Cognitive functioning in lead workers

British Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1989, Pages 698-707

  Stollery, B T ^a   Banks, H A ^a   Broadbent, D E ^a   Lee, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0024446231     PISSN: 00071072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.46.10.698     Document Type: Article

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