Cross-cultural comparison of neurobehavioral performance in Asian workers

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 533-540

  Chung, Jong Hak ^a   Sakong, Joon ^a,b   Kang, Pock Soo ^a   Kim, Chang Yoon ^a,b   Lee, Kyeong Soo ^a   Jeon, Man Joong ^a   Sung, Nak Jung ^c   Ahn, Sang Ho ^a   Won, Kyu Chang ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Young Nam University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asian workers; Cultural background; Neurobehavioral testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIA; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDONESIA; KOREA; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SRI LANKA; TAJIKISTAN; UZBEKISTAN;

EID: 0041736057     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-813X(03)00056-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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