Solvents and neurotoxicity

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9060, 1997, Pages 1239-1243

  White, Roberta F ^a,b   Proctor, Susan P ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; FLUOXETINE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; SOLVENT;

ADULT; AMNESIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030889186     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)07218-2     Document Type: Review

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