A neuropsychotoxicological assessment of workers in a sodium azide production plant

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-232

  Miljours, Sylvain ^a,b   Braun, Claude M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Hopital Juif de Readaptation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Creatinine; Neuropsychological; Occupational; Sodium azide; Toxic; Trembling

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; SODIUM AZIDE;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EYE IRRITATION; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; NAUSEA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREMOR; VERTIGO;

EID: 0038377375     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-002-0404-7     Document Type: Article

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