Feasibility and validity of three computer-assisted neurobehavioral tests in 7-year-old children

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 413-419

  Dahl, Rasmus ^a   White, Roberta F ^b   Weihe, Pal ^c   Sørensen, Nicolina ^c   Letz, Richard ^d   Hudnell, H Kenneth ^e   Otto, David A ^e   Grandjean, Philippe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FAROESE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (Faroe Islands)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mercury; Neurobehavioral Evaluation System; Neurotoxicity; Pediatrics; Vision

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

AGE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECTACLES; STRABISMUS;

ANIMALIA; NES;

EID: 0030197512     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-0362(96)00031-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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