An investigation of the neurobehavioural effects on workers exposed to organic solvents

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 94-96

  Gupta, B N ^a   Kumar, P ^a   Srivastava, A K ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLVENT; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MEMORY; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATICS; VISION;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS; TOLUENE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; XYLENES;

EID: 0025035550     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/40.3.94     Document Type: Article

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