The effect of occupational exposure to metals on the nervous system function in welders

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 100-106

  Wang, Xianliang ^a   Yang, Yongjian ^b   Wang, Xiaoli ^c   Xu, Shunqing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Metal; Nervous system impairment; Welder

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD; MANGANESE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; WELDING;

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WELDING;

EID: 33646441591     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13419145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.48.100     Document Type: Article

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