Neuropsychological effects of occupational exposures to carbon disulfide and hydrogen sulfide

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 139-146

  De Fruyt, Filip ^a   Thiery, Evert ^a   De Bacquer, Dirk ^a   Vanhoorne, Michel ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carbon disulfide; Hydrogen sulfide; Intoxication; Solvent exposures; Viscose

Indexed keywords

CARBON DISULFIDE; CELLULOSE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; RAYON;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BELGIUM; CARBON DISULFIDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLULOSE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032106193     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1998.4.3.139     Document Type: Article

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