Organophosphates: The relationship between chronic and acute exposure effects

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 449-453

  Stephens, Richard ^a   Spurgeon, Anne ^b   Berry, Helen ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute effect; Chronic effect; Dialkylphosphate; Neuropsychological tests; Organophosphate; Sheep dip

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SMOKING; URINALYSIS;

CINCLIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030198416     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-0362(96)00028-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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