The nervous system effects of occupational exposure to manganese - Measured as respirable dust - In a South African manganese smelter

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 993-1000

  Young, T ^a,b   Myers, J E ^a,c   Thompson, Mary Lou ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Manganese; Neurotoxicity; Respirable

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE;

ADULT; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMELTER; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MANGANESE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES;

LURIA;

EID: 27944490037     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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