Assessment of neurotoxic effects of methyl bromide in fruit workers;Estudio de los efectos neurotóxicos del bromuro de metilo sobre trabajadores expuestos

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 36-42

  Acuña D, María Cecilia ^a   Díaz T, Violeta ^a   Tapia Z, Roberto ^a   Cumsille G, Miguel Angel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chemistry, agricultural; Neurotoxins; Occupational medicine; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHILE; COHORT STUDIES; FUMIGATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0030621986     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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