EUROQUEST - A questionnaire for solvent related symptoms: Factor structure, item analysis and predictive validity

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 711-717

  Carter, Ned ^a   Iregren, Anders ^b   Söderman, Erik ^c   Olson, Birgitta Anshelm ^a   Karlson, Björn ^d   Lindelöf, Birgitta ^c   Lundberg, Ingvar ^c   Österberg, Kai ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cross loading; Neurobehavioral tests; Organic solvents; Spray painters; Toxic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ADULT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEMORY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; PAINT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOLVENTS; SWEDEN;

ILEX COOKII;

EID: 0036917998     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-813X(02)00039-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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