No cognitive deficits in men formerly exposed to lead

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 117, Issue 21-22, 2005, Pages 755-760

  Winker, Robert ^a   Barth, Alfred ^b   Ponocny Seliger, Elisabeth ^c   Pilger, Alexander ^d   Osterode, Wolf ^a   Rüdiger, Hugo W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c Empirical Research and Statistical Consulting   (Austria)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Blood lead; Cumulative blood lead; Glutamatergic neurotransmission system; Neurobehavioral function; Neuropsychological tests

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PARAMETER; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL MEMORY; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADULT; AUSTRIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 29144503255     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-005-0466-0     Document Type: Article

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