Mercury exposure aboard an ore boat

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 910-913

  Roach, Richard R ^a   Busch, Stephanie ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY HOMER STRYKER MD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballast gauge; Chelation theraphy; Dimercaptosuccini acid; Mercury intoxication; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; SUCCIMER;

AGITATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOTHING; CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MONITORING; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIP; TREMOR; VAPOR;

EID: 3042556199     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6798     Document Type: Article

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