Human visual function in the North Carolina clinical study on possible estuary-associated syndrome

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 575-594

  Hudnell, H Kenneth ^a   House, Dennis ^a   Schmid, Judy ^a   Koltai, Deborah ^b   Stopford, Woodhall ^b   Wilkins, Jean ^c   Savitz, David A ^d   Swinker, Marian ^e   Music, Stanley ^f  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d IL   (United States)

^e EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTOXIN; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DINOFLAGELLATE; ESTUARY; FEMALE; FISH DISEASE; FISHERMAN; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PFIESTERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; UNITED STATES; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARINE TOXINS; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY; WATER POLLUTION;

DINOPHYCEAE; PFIESTERIA;

EID: 0035917719     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390151079633     Document Type: Article

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