A neurological and neurophysiological study of chloralkali workers previously exposed to mercury vapour

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 427-433

  Andersen, A ^a   Ellingsen, D G ^a   Morland T ^a   Kjuus, H ^a  

^a TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

chloralkali workers; coordination; evoked response; mercury vapour; neurography; neurological examination; sensation; tremor

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; EMPLOYMENT; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMAN; MALE; MERCURY POISONING; MIDDLE AGE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; TREMOR;

EID: 0027441694     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1993.tb05373.x     Document Type: Article

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