Behavioral effects of low-level exposure to Hg∘among dentists

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 161-168

  Echeverria, Diana ^a   Heyer, Nicholas J ^b   Martin, Michael D ^b   Naleway, Conrad A ^c   Woods, James S ^a   Bittner Jr , Alvah C ^a  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Central nervous system; Dental exposure; Elemental mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; PORPHYRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIST; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MOOD; NEUROTOXICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AFFECT; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY BURDEN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0028889157     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-0362(94)00049-J     Document Type: Article

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