Early manifestations of manganese neurotoxicity in humans: An update

Environmental Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 92-100

  Mergler, D ^a   Baldwin, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; MANCOZEB; MANGANESE OXIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEMORY; MOOD; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0031126991     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1997.3710     Document Type: Conference Paper

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