Cognitive and psychomotor performance tests and experiment design in multiple chemical sensitivity

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 105, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages 495-503

  Wetherell, Anthony ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Drug effects; Experiment design; Latin square designs; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Parallel groups designs; Performance models; Performance tests; Psychometrics; Psychomotor function; Psychopharmacology; Reliability; Repeated measures designs; Sensitivity; Validity

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LATIN SQUARE DESIGN; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030906679     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.97105s2495     Document Type: Conference Paper

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