Evidence of neurotoxicity in working children in Lebanon

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 733-739

  Saddik, Basema ^a,b   Nuwayhid, Iman ^a   Williamson, Ann ^c   Black, Deborah ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Neurotoxicity; Organic solvents; Working children

Indexed keywords

NEUROTOXIN; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROBEHAVIORAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK; WORKING CHILD;

EID: 0041736011     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-813X(03)00053-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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