Work‐site clinical and neurobehavioral assessment of solvent‐exposed microelectronics workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 677-698

  Broadwell, D K ^a   Darcey, Dennis J ^a   Hudnell, H Kenneth ^b   Otto, David A ^b   Boyes, William K ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

encephalopathy; microelectronics industry; MMPI; neurobehavioral testing; neuropathy; neurotoxicity; painters' syndrome; psycho organic syndrome; solvent

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; 2 PROPANOL; ACETIC ACID; ACETONE; CLOROFENE; DICHLOROMETHANE; EPOXIDE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; FREON; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEAD; METHANOL; SOLVENT; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SINUSITIS; VIBRATION SENSE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLVENTS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0028898075     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.4700270505     Document Type: Article

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