Occupational metal exposures and the risk of Parkinson's disease

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 303-308

  Gorell, Jay M ^a,b   Rybicki, Benjamin A ^a   Johnson, Christine Cole ^a   Peterson, Edward L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Occupational metal exposures; Parkinson's disease; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METAL; ZINC;

DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PARKINSON DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

HUMANS; METALLURGY; METALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSON DISEASE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032696108     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000026225     Document Type: Review

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