Neurological disturbances in workers with low levels of lead in the blood. II-Neuropsychological disorders;Distúrbios neurológicos em trabalhadores com baixos níveis de chumbo no sangue. II-Disfunc̈ões neurocomportamentais

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 358-363

  Cordeiro, Ricardo ^a,e   Lima Filho, Euclydes C ^b   Salgado, Paulo E T ^c   Santos, Cleide Oliveira ^d   Constantino, Léa ^d   Salerno Malatesta, Maria Luiza Leão ^d  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c Fac Ci Farmaceut   (Brazil)

^d Ctro de Referenda para a Saude   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Higher nervous activity; Lead poisoning, prevention and control; Neurologic manifestations; Occupational exposure, standards

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LEAD; MENTAL DISORDERS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0030202345     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101996000400009     Document Type: Article

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