Chronic neurobehavioral effects of tokyo subway sarin poisoning in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 249-256

  Yokoyama, Kazuhito ^a   Araki, Shunichi ^a   Murata, Katsuyuki ^a   Nishikitani, Mariko ^a   Okumura, Tetsu ^b   Ishimatsu, Shinichi ^b   Takasu, Nobukatsu ^b   White, Roberta F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; NEUROTOXIN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; SARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; NEUROTOXICITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0031830234     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039899809605705     Document Type: Article

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