Neuropsychiatric effects in workers with occupational exposure to carbon disulfide

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-87

  Krstev, Srmena ^a   Peruničić, Bogoljub ^a   Farkić, Boris ^b   Banićević, Radmila ^a  

^a CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^b Dept of Occupational Health Viskoza ^*  (Serbia)

Author keywords

Carbon disulfide exposure; Cross sectional study; Psychoorganic syndrome; Q16; Spinners

Indexed keywords

CARBON DISULFIDE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SYMPTOM; WORKER;

EID: 0037362420     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.45.81     Document Type: Article

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