Prediction equations for simple and visual two-choice reactions times in environmental neurotoxicology

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 439-444

  Kilburn, Kaye H ^a   Thornton, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Thornton Associations   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0030476591     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1996.9936043     Document Type: Article

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