A neurobehavioural study of long-term occupational inorganic lead exposure

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-51

  Österberg, Kai ^a   Börjesson, Jimmy ^a   Gerhardsson, Lars ^a   Schütz, Andrejs ^a   Skerfving, Staffan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lead; Neuropsychological tests; Neurotoxins

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BONE LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELTER;

EID: 0342275229     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)84051-X     Document Type: Article

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