A neurobehavioral study of chloralkali workers after the cessation of exposure to mercury vapor

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 427-437

  Bast Pettersen, Rita ^a   Ellingsen, Dag G ^a   Efskind, Jon ^b   Jordskogen, Rita ^b   Thomassen, Yngvar ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b Borregaard Ind Ltd   (Norway)

Author keywords

Digit Symbol Test; Mercury vapor; Neurobehavioral tests; Past exposure

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERCURIALISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; URINE LEVEL; VAPOR; WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TREMOR;

EID: 20344384504     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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