Adverse health effects related to mercury exposure from dental amalgam fillings: Toxicological or psychological causes?

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 255-263

  Bailer, J ^a,b,c,d   Rist, F ^a,b,c,d   Rudolf, A ^a,b,c,d   Staehle, H J ^a,b,c,d   Eickholz, P ^a,b,c,d   Triebig, G ^a,b,c,d   Bader, M ^a,b,c,d   Pfeifer, U ^a,b,c,d  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SELF CONCEPT; SOMATIZATION; STRESS; SYMPTOM; TOOTH FILLING; TOXICOLOGY; URINE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0035117156     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291701003233     Document Type: Article

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