The assessment of neurobehavioral toxicity: SGOMSEC joint report

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages 179-191

  Fiedler, Nancy ^a,f   Feldman, Robert G ^b   Jacobson, Joseph ^c   Rahill, Alice ^d   Wetherell, Anthony ^e  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^e DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^f RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Computerized tests; Intelligence; Neurobehavioral assessment; Neurological examinations; Neuropsychological testing; Performance testing; Peripheral neuropathies; Test batteries

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MEMORY; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; PERFORMANCE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 0030010615     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.96104s2179     Document Type: Conference Paper

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