"Cognitive Impairment Associated with Toxigenic Fungal Exposure": A critique and critical analysis

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 134-137

  McCaffrey, Robert J ^a   Yantz, Christine L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Daubert; Mold; Toxic tort

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOULD; MYCOSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

COGNITION DISORDERS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FUNGI; HUMANS; MYCOSES; MYCOTOXINS;

EID: 24944580003     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324826AN1203_2     Document Type: Review

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