Relation of cumulative exposure to inorganic lead and neuropsychological test performance

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 472-477

  Lindgren, Karen N ^a   Masten, Valerie L ^a   Ford, D Patrick ^a   Bleecker, Margit L ^a  

^a Center for Occupational and Environmental Neurology   (United States)

Author keywords

lead; neuropsychological tests; smelter workers

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELTER; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0029900536     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.7.472     Document Type: Article

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