Neurobehavioral tests as a medical surveillance procedure: Applying evaluative criteria

Environmental Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 63-69

  Guirguis, S ^a  

^a Ontario Ministry of Labour   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DISULFIDE; LEAD; MERCURY; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; STYRENE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TOLUENE;

CANADA; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031127840     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1997.3705     Document Type: Conference Paper

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