Neurobehavioural tests and systems to assess neurotoxic exposures in the workplace and community

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Anger, W Kent ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROTOXINS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0037758011     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.60.7.531     Document Type: Review

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