Neurotoxic effects of low level exposure to manganese in human populations

Environmental Research

Volumn 80, Issue 2 I, 1999, Pages 99-102

  Mergler, Donna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FUNGICIDE; MANGANESE; METHYLCYCLOPENTADIENYLMANGANESE TRICARBONYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BATTERY INDUSTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; MANGANISM; MINER; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSONISM; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033003827     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1998.3902     Document Type: Conference Paper

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