Neuropsychological Effects of Long-Term Low-Level Organophosphate Exposure in Orchard Sprayers in England

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 566-574

  Stephens, Richard ^a   Sreenivasan, Balraj ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CCD Design and Ergonomics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neuropsychological tests; Organophosphate; Syntactic reasoning

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORCHARD; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PIG FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNTACTIC REASONING;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33645465103     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890409603435     Document Type: Article

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