Amalgam exposure and neurological function

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 241-255

  Kingman, Albert ^a   Albers, James W ^b   Arezzo, Joseph C ^c   Garabrant, David H ^d   Michalek, Joel E ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amalgam exposure; Epidemiology; Mercury; Neurological signs; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; DIOXIN;

ADULT; AIR FORCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GAIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRENGTH; SYMPTOM; TOUCH; TREMOR; VIET NAM;

EID: 13844294066     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2004.09.008     Document Type: Article

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