Memory functions in persons with dental amalgam

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 487-492

  Dalen, K ^a   Lygre, G B ^a,b   Klove H ^a   Gjerdet, N R ^a   Askevold, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIFOB   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dental amalgam adverse effects; Memory disorders diagnosis; Mercury adverse effects

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCALE UP; SELF REPORT; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0042069995     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-5712(03)00086-1     Document Type: Article

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