The interaction of education and cumulative lead exposure on the Mini-Mental State Examination

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 574-578

  Bleecker, Margit L ^a   Lindgren, Karen N ^a   Ford, D Patrick ^a   Tiburzi, Michael J ^a  

^a Center for Occupational and Environmental Neurology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0036597149     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200206000-00021     Document Type: Article

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