Differences in frequency of finger tremor in otherwise asymptomatic mercury workers

British Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1990, Pages 838-843

  Chapman, L J ^a   Sauter, S L ^a   Henning, R A ^a   Dodson, V N ^a   Reddan, W G ^a   Matthews, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR;

EID: 0025603029     PISSN: 00071072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.47.12.838     Document Type: Article

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