Plasma catecholamine levels and neurobehavioral problems in Indian firefighters

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 210-215

  Ray, Manas R ^a   Basu, Chandreyi ^a   Roychoudhury, Sanghita ^a   Banik, Sampa ^a   Lahiri, Twisha ^a  

^a CHITTARANJAN NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Firefighter; India; Neurobehavioral problem

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; FIRE FIGHTER; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; VERTIGO;

ADULT; CATECHOLAMINES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FIRES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; STATISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33750521371     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13419145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.48.210     Document Type: Article

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