Research on chronic, low-level exposure to formaldehyde: Implications for neuropsychological assessment

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 851-862

  Williams, Christopher W ^a   Lees Haley, Paul R ^a,b  

^a Lees Haley Psychological Corporation   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FORMALDEHYDE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESEARCH; SELECTION BIAS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0031767053     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199810)54:6<851::AID-JCLP14>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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