Neuropsychological and stress evaluation of a residential mercury exposure

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 343-347

  Fiedler, Nancy ^a   Udasin, Iris ^a   Gochfeld, Michael ^a   Buckler, Gail ^a   Kelly McNeil, Kathie ^a   Kipen, Howard ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental exposure; Mercury; Neuropsychological; Stress; Urine mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE HAND COORDINATION; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; STRESS; SYMPTOM; TREMOR; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0032865631     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107343     Document Type: Article

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