Aggression in boat builders: A search for altered mood states in boat builders exposed to styrene

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 185-192

  Challenor, John ^a   Wright, D ^b  

^a Occupational Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boat builder; Moods; Neuropsychological symptoms; Styrene

Indexed keywords

MANDELIC ACID; STYRENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AGGRESSION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; URINE LEVEL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034119105     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/50.3.185     Document Type: Article

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