Evaluation of tremor in aluminum production workers

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 447-453

  Dick, Robert B ^a,b   Krieg Jr , Edward F ^a,b   Sim, Malcolm A ^a,d   Bernard, Bruce P ^a,c   Taylor, Bobby T ^a,b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b Div of Biomed and Behav Science   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aluminum exposure; Aluminum production; Neurotoxicity; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM FACTORY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR;

ALUMINUM; HUMANS; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TREMOR;

EID: 0030698340     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(97)00061-5     Document Type: Article

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