Effects of occupational exposure to toluene: A neuropsychological study on workers in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 184-187

  Boey, K W ^a   Foo, S C ^b   Jeyaratnam, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Brain function; Neurotoxic effects; Solvent

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SINGAPORE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BRAIN; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SINGAPORE; TOLUENE;

EID: 0030990507     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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