Lead exposure levels and duration of exposure absence predict neurobehavioral performance

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-127

  Winker, Robert ^a   Ponocny Seliger, E ^b   Rudiger H W ^a   Barth, A ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Empirical Research and Statistical Consulting   (Austria)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Lead; Neurobehavioral function; Reversibility

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTELLIGENCE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTION; SOCIAL CLASS; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADULT; AUSTRIA; COGNITION; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 29444442410     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0031-1     Document Type: Article

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