Neuropsychological verbal tests may lack 'hold' properties in occupational studies of neurotoxic effects

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 478-483

  Michélsen, Hans ^a   Lundberg, Ingvar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

conscription tests; longitudinal study; organic solvent exposure

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPENTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTELLECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0029900217     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.7.478     Document Type: Article

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