Chronic neurobehavioural effects of elemental mercury in dentists

British Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 1992, Pages 782-790

  Ngim, C H ^a   Foo, S C ^a   Boey, K W ^a   Jeyaratnam, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0026452799     PISSN: 00071072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.49.11.782     Document Type: Article

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