Neurobehavioral effects of acute exposure to inorganic mercury vapor

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 193-200

  Haut, Marc W ^a   Morrow, Lisa A ^b   Pool, David ^c   Callahan, Ty S ^a   Haut, Jennifer S ^a   Franzen, Michael D ^d  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuropsychology; Neurotoxins

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; VAPOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERBAL MEMORY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MMPI; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0033452026     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324826an0604_1     Document Type: Article

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