Neuropsychological function in retired workers with previous long term occupational exposure to solvents

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-105

  Daniell, William E ^a   Claypoole, Keith H ^a   Checkoway, Harvey ^a   Smith Weller, Terri ^a   Dager, Stephen R ^a   Townes, Brenda D ^a,b   Rosenstock, Linda ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuropsychological tests; Occupational exposure; Solvents

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARPENTER; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT;

EID: 0032911746     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.2.93     Document Type: Article

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