Does Environmental Exposure to Manganese Pose a Health Risk to Healthy Adults?

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 148-153

  Finley, John W ^a  

^a GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Industrial pollution; Manganese; Toxicity; Violence

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; LITHIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; SILICON;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROTOXICITY; POLLUTION; SHORT SURVEY; VIOLENCE;

BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE POISONING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 2042418998     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2004.apr.148-153     Document Type: Short Survey

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