Neuropsychological symptoms in Chinese male and female painters: An epidemiological study in dockyard workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 388-390

  Chen, Ruoling ^b   Li, Wei ^b   Seaton, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dockyards; Neuropsychology; Painters

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PAINT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAINTER; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SHIPYARD WORKER; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032942132     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.6.388     Document Type: Article

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