Risk of chronic effects on the central nervous system at low toluene exposure

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 389-395

  Eller, N ^a   Netterstrom B ^a   Laursen, P ^a  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Low exposure; Neuropsychological function; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT; TOLUENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREMOR; WORD RECOGNITION;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENMARK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TOLUENE;

EID: 0032849906     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/49.6.389     Document Type: Article

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